20th September 2012, 01:03 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:I don't disagree. I know it could sound as if we are archaeological Malthusians, but limiting the sheer number of archaeologists or folk claiming a share of the archaeological loaf anyway, would improve rations all round.... Someone should write a dissertation on why archaeology and the archaeological profession is the perfect examplar for every form of economic theory or practice!!
Expect now a whole load of BAJRites to query why I might be wishing them out of work.....
You'd think the client would eventually notice they were paying for archaeological consultancies at both the top and bottom of the tree and maybe prune out the dead wood in between - could be why the British construction industry isn't very competitive?