4th July 2009, 12:51 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by FrankieobSounds like knee jerk protectionism to me.
I beleive, especially in todays climate, that Companies should not be allowed to hire more volunteers than professional archaeologists on excavations. We need more job protection!
Archaeology/heritage is for [u]ALL</u> not just for people employed in the commercial sector.
Volunteers aren't hired by commercial contractors, they are unpaid additions to the 'professional' hired staff. Despite the anecdotal nonsense spouted by some in the pub on a Friday night I've never seen, (in over 20 years as an archaeologist), a commercially run site which was staffed by volunteers in order to avoid paying for a 'professional' field team.
Does anybody have any hard evidence that this has ever happened?
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