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Chapter 2: Tools of the Trade

Emerging Models
Across the UK and beyond, new models are forming:

Shared training sessions between clubs and museums

Digital platforms for collaborative reporting and mapping

Community digs that blend expertise and enthusiasm

These models are not perfect, but they are promising. They show that custodianship is not a solitary act, but a communal ethic.

The card lays out four guiding principles, respect, documentation, context, and reporting, each framed as a ritual of care. The sigil or symbol hovers like a shared compass, anchoring the practice in both symbol and soil.