Yes it can be true.... for the cost of a camera and laser line with some free software you can laser scan objects and artefacts for FREE!!!!

Be like the big boys of scanning... well... maybe a little smaller!

Check it all out here:
http://bajrblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/20...the-cheap/





"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

Soul Archaeology - hmmmmmmm pushing the boundaries....

why did I not think of this?

http://bajrblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/18...chaeology/

Funny that I have been all these places... perhaps its a sign... I will soon ascend from this place and become a shining being to look down upon thee and ..... oh... hold on... I think I need my medication



"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

Salary Benchmarking Project - Update

Working with consultant Frank Price, the working group has identified 14 ‘benchmark’ posts, selected to represent a wide range of archaeological roles across the three IFA grades of corporate membership. Based on job descriptions supplied by various organisations and the professional expertise of the working group, job role questionnaires have been completed for each of the benchmark posts. Information from the questionnaires has been entered into the JEGS programme, producing a numerical score for each post. The posts have been grouped into IFA grades (recognising that many posts can span IFA grades) and the scores have been grouped into ranges which can now be compared with JEGS scores and salary ranges from the following organisations (chosen because JEGS data was available for them): British Library, British Museum, Countryside Agency, English Nature, National Gallery, Ordnance Survey and Hydrographic Agency.

The analysis of archaeological JEGS scores against the comparators is currently taking place (carried out by Frank Price) and he will produce a report, identifying how current IFA minimum salaries compare with the equivalent salary ranges from the comparator organisations and will make recommendations for future actions. This report will be presented to the IFA Council in January for their consideration. Future revisions to the minimum salaries will be the subject of extensive consultation with members and RAOs.


"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

In a parallel universe, a grade 2 listed 17th century barn was being converted for housing without any conditions. Although the National Heritage Quango had recently blocked alterations to the wooden roof structure they seemed to relent to the local authority (who approved the planning consent) without any condition to record the structure before the owner altered the height of the building.
Is this normal and is this acceptable under our heritage laws and procdures?

'I wanna be a punk rocker but my mammy will ne let me'
Campbell

http://bajrblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/16...ters-ahoy/

A bit of harmless fun... who says it has to be serious all the time... [:o)]

I hope you like it... and ... for the special people who peek onto here --- you know who you are :wink:

This is to show just how seriously I take you.... }

See the link before commenting...

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

Here’s a letter written by a Hampshire farmer to David Milliband after having a conversation with his next farm neighbour

Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA),
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR

16 June 2007

Dear Secretary of State,

My friend, who is in farming at the moment, recently received a cheque for £3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs. I would now like to join the "not rearing pigs" business.

In your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and which is the best breed of pigs not to rear? I want to be sure I approach this endeavour in keeping with all government policies, as dictated by the EU under the Common Agricultural Policy.

I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs, but if this is not the type you want not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers. Are there any advantages in not rearing rare breeds such as Saddlebacks or Gloucester Old Spots, or are there too many people already not rearing these?

As I see it, the hardest part of this programme will be keeping an accurate record of how many pigs I haven't reared. Are there any Government or Local Authority courses on this?

My friend is very satisfied with this business. He has been rearing pigs for forty years or so, and the best he ever made on them was £1,422 in 1968. That is - until this year, when he received a cheque for not rearing any.

If I get £3,000 for not rearing 50 pigs, will I get £6,000 for not rearing 100?

I plan to operate on a small scale at first, holding myself down to about 4,000 pigs not raised, which will mean about £240,000 for the first year. As I become more expert in not rearing pigs, I plan to be more ambitious, perhaps increasing to, say, 40,000 pigs not reared in my second year, for which I should expect about £2.4 million from your department. Incidentally, I wonder if I would be eligible to receive tradable carbon credits for all these pigs not producing harmful and polluting methane gases?

Another point: These pigs that I plan not to rear will not eat 2,000 tonnes of cereals. I understand that you also pay farmers for not growing crops. Will I qualify for payments for not growing cereals to not feed the pigs I don't rear?

I am also considering the "not milking cows" business, so please send any information you have on that too. Please could you also include the current Defra advice on set aside fields? Can this be done on an e-commerce basis with virtual fields (of which I seem to have several thousand hectares)?

In view of the above you will realise that I will be totally unemployed, and will therefore qualify for unemployment benefits.

I shall of course be voting for your party at the next general election.

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Johnson-Hill

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

PastScape (http://www.pastscape.org.uk) is an English Heritage website which provides access to nearly 400,000 archaeological and architectural records in England. It is maintained at the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon, and the records are derived from the AMIE (Archives and Monuments Information, England) database.

Work is in progress to make long term improvements to the site, particularly its search functionality. We would really value input from heritage professionals to inform its development. We are holding Focus Groups in various locations in January 2008. It does not matter if you haven’t used the site before; we welcome all past, current and potential users!

If you would like to find out more information, and hopefully register your interest please contact:


admin@jura-consultants.co.uk




"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

I am not saying anything... but expect an influx of keen archaeologists.. soon to realise that watching briefs in November in Middlesborough are not like the film...

but hey ... welcome to what I am intending to do for my retirement:

Yes... its true.... he's back ... last film... 1989!





"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

http://www.bajr.org/books/

Oh yes... and a sneaky peak at the new look BAJR... coming Jan 2008

clean and easy... mmmmMMMMMM

Any suggestions for books... give me an email... there are 480 hand picked books! yes... hand picked! no automatic stuff at BAJR... so any suggestions.. adn I will add em! still room for another 60!

It is Friday tommorrow.. so here are the categories as well..

General Archaeology
Periods
Field and Marine
Drawing & Illustration
Education
Artefacts
Conservation
Ceramics
GIS and Computers
Photography
Survey
Architecture
Landscape Archaeology
Science based Archaeology
Heritage / Heritage Management
Writing and Research
Archaeological Theory

Kick back and sod it.... Its Fridaaaaaaaay

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

After a hard day in the field archaeologists need food that excites the taste buds and rounds off the day in a most satisfying way.

Find out all about her here

http://bajrblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/13...l-my-life/

What... a shameless plug for my blog... shurely not... its all about Annie Evans! Archaeological Cook... the one thing I now know was missing from my life!!



"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu