29th September 2013, 10:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 30th September 2013, 01:11 AM by John Wells.)
archaeologyexile Wrote:I do not,question your enthusiasm or your commitment, just the utility of what you do, without excavation nothing is added!
Does that extend to: http://www.archaeolandscapes.eu/ and http://www.univie.ac.at/aarg/php/cms/index.php ?
There is a problem conceptually. Mindset and education, as I stated before.
It feels like an old wagon train movie, with the wagons in a ring, and those encircled waving their trowels at those perceived to be marauding techies and geeks...or would that be a Monty Python sketch? ;o)
As far as volunteering and the YAC goes, since posting http://www.bajrfed.co.uk/showthread.php?...Challenge! the response from members of this forum appears underwhelming! You are obviously all volunteers with the YAC.....or just as miserable as you often sound!!!
If my late wife can fly kites and cameras with kids (YAC and schools) the day after general anaesthetic and surgery, and in considerable pain, I am sure that most of you can struggle to find a donation of at least £5. My wife and I have not been YAC volunteers, but we believe that their efforts are both worthwhile and significant. Are their efforts not worthy of your support......or are the wagons just circling again!?
Re: 'Engagement is the key to public support and understanding of our profession.' Yes, yes, yes, and I say that as someone outside the profession!
Or, as a student from Balla School said, when she was involved in presenting a paper at the ArcLand Conference in Dublin this year:
'you don't see things the same way anymore.... it's not just a field'.
This new academic year, Balla School are out in the field again:
http://www.archaeolandscapes.eu/index.ph...s/450.html
They are 'interested in contacting groups, institutions and schools in Europe who may be involved in or planning a similar project'.
......but wait a minute...it is only remote sensing...and even worse, by students of YAC age...is it all worthwhile?
Four members of West Lothian Archaeology will be out supporting them next April, as a flagship school for archaeology in Europe.