5th April 2005, 07:19 PM
eloquent response Eggbasket! I would ask the question-Why are consultancies in the business anyway? Are we suggesting that senior feild archaeologists are`nt capable of providing a client with the same information as a consultant? I would prefer advice and services offered by a field arch` any day. Consultancies charging ?600-800 a day for the services of mediocre staff alone, are partly why front-line field archaeologists are forced to work for a pathetic wage. With very few exceptions, I have found "consultancies" to be sycophantic and by definition-parasitic. Simple really, if the construction industry requires the services of an archaeologist, should`nt he/she talk to people who do the job for a living?
