11th May 2012, 12:06 PM
Following on... I have no doubt that the Uni.of Sheffield will run an exemplary osteo course that people will pay for, because potential students always seem willing to pay fro osteo courses, hence the massive surplus of archaeologists with post-grad osteo qualifications. At one point my unit had 5, of which only one was actually functioning as an osteo specialist.
It would be nice to see if Sheffield and ither universities wiuld consider similar courses for the likes of small finds, fir which there is a massive shortage of specialists, or pottery, which has many aging specialists that keep suffling their mortal coil. 'Young' specialists in these areas tend to be in their 30s, myself included; I encounter a few students at conferences and workshops, usually pursuing specific dissertation topics on pottery etc, but it would be nice to see some specific academic training in the fields that might feed into the wider sector. Just a thought.
It would be nice to see if Sheffield and ither universities wiuld consider similar courses for the likes of small finds, fir which there is a massive shortage of specialists, or pottery, which has many aging specialists that keep suffling their mortal coil. 'Young' specialists in these areas tend to be in their 30s, myself included; I encounter a few students at conferences and workshops, usually pursuing specific dissertation topics on pottery etc, but it would be nice to see some specific academic training in the fields that might feed into the wider sector. Just a thought.