4th April 2014, 12:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 4th April 2014, 08:04 PM by Marc Berger.)
here here. Totally agree particularly with
If you have already done any of those things, you have done them without being qualified and therefore why do you need to bother becoming a member apart from possibly getting European work if being a member of the ifa is the only way of being recognised as an archaeologist in Europe (when Europe recognises graduate degrees and obviously future Scotland)...
Quote:the supposition in these countries that academic qualification 'maketh the archaeologist'but which makes the ifa qualification criteria somewhat illogical:
Quote:[SIZE=3]The list below gives some examples of the kinds of documents that are sought, but is not exhaustive:
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- [SIZE=3]briefs and specifications[/SIZE][SIZE=3]
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- [SIZE=3]condition surveys, management plans[/SIZE][SIZE=3]
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- [SIZE=3]finds/environmental strategies, post[/SIZE][SIZE=3]‐[/SIZE][SIZE=3]excavation assessments[/SIZE][SIZE=3]
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- [SIZE=3]outlines of archaeological or other relevant courses which you have taught[/SIZE][SIZE=3]
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- [SIZE=3]PhD thesis (or extracts of), where applicable to your level of competence[/SIZE]
We recognise that some roles do not generate substantial pieces of written work. Please let us know if this is so, in which case comprehensive accounts in your statement of competence, your referees’ reports, job descriptions and other documents will be critical.
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If you have already done any of those things, you have done them without being qualified and therefore why do you need to bother becoming a member apart from possibly getting European work if being a member of the ifa is the only way of being recognised as an archaeologist in Europe (when Europe recognises graduate degrees and obviously future Scotland)...
.....nature was dead and the past does not exist