Following the publication of the Amersfoort Agenda, the EAC Board was very active in responding to some of the priorities that were identified. A survey on the subject of ‘Making Choices’ was conducted, with particular reference to development-led (or preventive/rescue) archaeology. The results were published in summary in EAC Occasional Paper 13, and in full in the Making Choices report, and were the subject of sessions at EAA 2017 and at our 2018 EAC Symposium in Sofia. EAC wanted to establish what would help member states the most in making the case for the public value from development-led archaeology. This is vital in the context of increasing scrutiny of the system and thus in the protection of one of the key means of archaeological heritage management.

The Making Choices survey helped to identify four main areas where the EAC could help develop guidance to improve consistency and transparency. All four areas have been translated into actions, have been taken on by three new EAC Working Groups (WGs) and the existing EAC Working Group for Archaeological Archives.

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The Articulating significance of archaeological sites working group is one of these three new groups. Its main objective is to provide guidance on articulation of significance of heritage assets to ensure that the values of each site are clearly articulated. This will assist in clear decision-making when change management is required.

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The group will be publishing two reports in 2025: A short key concepts document, followed by a longer document of case studies and essays to explore the theory and practice of articulating Significance across Europe in more detail.