17th November 2013, 11:17 PM
May be it is a class thing and there are many who argue that currently social mobility may be at its lowest since the begining of the twentieth century which is very scary. My argument is that if you have got the get up and go to break through whatever social barriers are in your way you will be aiming a bit higher than our dead end profession. No offence meant.
Yes we should encourage all to take part in and appreciate archaeology but as many people have pointed out we are a profession with serious problems. That average age of 42 says it all !!!! How on earth can we be taken seriously if there are no youngsters being trained up and groomed as the next generation of managers?
If there is no place for the young then diversity is a rather large red herring!!!!!!!
Yes we should encourage all to take part in and appreciate archaeology but as many people have pointed out we are a profession with serious problems. That average age of 42 says it all !!!! How on earth can we be taken seriously if there are no youngsters being trained up and groomed as the next generation of managers?
If there is no place for the young then diversity is a rather large red herring!!!!!!!