20th March 2011, 10:38 AM
I sometimes think the biggest threat is internal, with the lack of joined up thinking across the profession . lack of respect for each others different disciplines back biting, commercial rivalry, and with the competition for jobs an all out self-centredness (very understandable and I am as guilty of this as anyone else)
What we need is a strong central guidance (charted status) not Eh not the CBA or IFA as all in their current forms do not serve. A central policy and direction that all practicing archaeologists professional and amateur subscribe to. A licence to practice?
If we are not consistent and presenting a united front then how on earth can we expect the public to respect us as a profession. In fact even now most non archaeologists I meet and talk to regard archaeology as a hobby not a profession:face-crying:
What we need is a strong central guidance (charted status) not Eh not the CBA or IFA as all in their current forms do not serve. A central policy and direction that all practicing archaeologists professional and amateur subscribe to. A licence to practice?
If we are not consistent and presenting a united front then how on earth can we expect the public to respect us as a profession. In fact even now most non archaeologists I meet and talk to regard archaeology as a hobby not a profession:face-crying: