Wax Wrote:The title "archaeologist" is virtually meaningless it has been given out willy nilly by all and sundry to any Tom Dick or Harriet for years. The press being some of the worst offenders. I am for ever seeing the term local archaeologist being used totally inappropriately
Although I'd prefer not to open that articular can of worms, I presume the press are using the term in relation to non-professional archaeologists of some description. My own experience is that they are as varied as their professional counterparts with some whose standards of excavation and recording put the pros to shame and others I wouldn't trust to dig a vegetable patch.
Back to technicians: I seem to remember strikes back in the 1990s when some companies started using titles like 'site technician'. And don't get me started on what happens when directors start joking about 'the lower orders'.
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.