24th January 2005, 10:22 PM
Whilst I agree that curators should be the ones doing the policing, we have to recognise that they are under-budgeted, under-staffed and on occasion, under-valued.A lot of their time is spent being a one-person band trying to tune an entire orchestra`s instruments whilst writing the music at the same time! Diggers are indeed the best eyes and ears on the ground-they see the reallity warts and all at ground level.This is precisely why the IFA chose to ignore everything they have had to say for years.Even going as far as removing the letters page from the Archaeologist because truth hurts.The IFA are, sadly irrelevant and, innefective.A clear line of communication between the troops at the daily coalface and curators can only be a good thing.[8D]