8th April 2009, 04:12 PM
I take your point Lolabun, but now that archaeology is firmly a part of the planning process, it doesn't need the kind of public support that it did before, in the days when it was taxpayer funded. Besides, a cynic might argue that the kind of person who volunteers is the kind of person who might support developer-funded archaeology anyway. Schoolkids might be a different matter...
I'm all for outreach, but this can take many forms and does not necessarily mean replacing professionals with volunteers...
I'm all for outreach, but this can take many forms and does not necessarily mean replacing professionals with volunteers...