31st May 2011, 11:04 AM
Sith Wrote:To answer the question in the thread title: because not everyone out there is a trowel wielding paragon of archaeological virtue.
it seems to me that this is the closest to an answer to the thread but it still does not cover competence ...........or ability or skill or imagination or knowledge or.... .
peer review is fine for the end result but all the stuff that went on to get there is open to abuse and misuse and incompetence and lack of imagination and knowledge and ....
there are people out there offering a service and a product that may not be fit for purpose and possibly a crime against our heritage - but who can tell?