01175nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260003600042653010400078100001600182700002000198700002000218700001600238245002500254300001200279520072600291       2019                            d  bPalgrave MacmillanaBasingstoke10aContract archaeology Archaeology Cultural heritage Fieldwork Quality Conditions Information sources1 aIsto Huvila1 aLisa Börjesson1 aLisa Börjesson1 aIsto Huvila00aContract Archaeology  a107-1223 a<p>The rapid expansion of contract archaeology as the primary sector of archaeological knowledge-making in many developed countries make it an illustrative example of which effects the organization and re-organization of a particular knowledge-producing sector affects the conditions for how knowledge can be made. The proliferation of contracted extra-mural work in different countries has shown the importance of adequate guidelines and careful consideration of how and what to regulate to reach desirable outcomes. In addition, contract archaeology provides insights into the difficulties of keeping together extra- and intra-mural knowledge-making enterprises even when they share the same outspoken objectives.</p>