7th November 2006, 11:09 AM
"Where did you get it?"
I think it was circulated on Britarch.
Gary's question about who we are answerable to is a reasonable one - if you are outside the profession but affected by its decisions its fair to know! This applies to everyone - most people I spoke to in my time in Development Control work had little understanding of the system that required them to spend sometimes substantial sums of money on archaeological work. I refer here to the private citizens building extensions and conservatories, or a house for their retirement who had to carry out archaeological work rather than the big companies and builders (although some of them were pretty clueless as well!)
To answer the question on my own behalf, as a mamber of the IFA I am answerable professionally to the Codes of Conduct and the like of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and for my day to day conduct I am responsible to my management (which ultimately ends up with David Milliband, Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs).
I think it was circulated on Britarch.
Gary's question about who we are answerable to is a reasonable one - if you are outside the profession but affected by its decisions its fair to know! This applies to everyone - most people I spoke to in my time in Development Control work had little understanding of the system that required them to spend sometimes substantial sums of money on archaeological work. I refer here to the private citizens building extensions and conservatories, or a house for their retirement who had to carry out archaeological work rather than the big companies and builders (although some of them were pretty clueless as well!)
To answer the question on my own behalf, as a mamber of the IFA I am answerable professionally to the Codes of Conduct and the like of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and for my day to day conduct I am responsible to my management (which ultimately ends up with David Milliband, Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs).