8th April 2009, 04:23 PM
I do agree with you Oxbeast and with the other posts, that at the end of day this COULD be costing professional archaeologists a paid job, which in the present time is awful and unacceptable.
However, with the sidelining of the recent heritage bill and the posting I read about the debate or statement in the House of Lords, public support is something that we as industry/profession cannot take for granted ( something which I know none of the people who are replying to this post believe!).
I still wonder if this could be an interesting project combining commercial archaeology with community archaeology.
We don't really know the particulars of the project and taking on '500' volunteers may be an number quoted by sensational journalism? What needs to made clear is how many professional are to be employed.
However, with the sidelining of the recent heritage bill and the posting I read about the debate or statement in the House of Lords, public support is something that we as industry/profession cannot take for granted ( something which I know none of the people who are replying to this post believe!).
I still wonder if this could be an interesting project combining commercial archaeology with community archaeology.
We don't really know the particulars of the project and taking on '500' volunteers may be an number quoted by sensational journalism? What needs to made clear is how many professional are to be employed.