I know its not a huge amount under but surely the L_P trainee PO job should be at 16,137min as is blatantly a supervisor level post.

He's been having an archaeological moment. I had some sort of comic rant by email last night. I'll paraphrase his words and keep it clean. It's like a blonde moment, only with slightly longer words.

A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of Stonehenge, or people attending festivals there, has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle. Eight of the houses, with central hearths, have been excavated, and there may be as many as 25 of them, Mike Parker Pearson said yesterday.

Well done, Prof.

With over a hundred years of archaeological education in the UK. With internationally renowned scholars, a very small bit of land called a country, and with a stonking great ancient monument... why is it only now that anyone thinks "Oooh - do you think there might have been some houses near the henges? You know, for workers or worshippers?"

I honestly thought that they would have had a proper look around in the 1920's when they dug up Woodhenge. Failing that, that someone might think in the following 80 odd years to have a look. Why? 'Cos it's basic archaeology, innit?

Considering the basic premise that constructions don't come from nothing, but require people and materials, and that materials had to come from somewhere and that people involved in construction had to live somewhere... shouldn't British archaeology not be so much'celebrating', but looking a bit embarrassed? It's rather like expressing surprise that there's a car park next to a supermarket.

I'm sure there's good reason why this has come about. Nobody wants to take away from the excitement or the glory of the find - but does it strike anyone else that this might indicate that an awful lot gets missed?

I wonder if it's safe to look at my email yet?

- Update: No, he's still ranting.




If I express an opinion, shoot the boss. He's a bad man.

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This has just appeared on Britarch...

" Karl, however had the misfortune to have his details splashed on BAJR and Britarch.. Hardly fair?

David C, undoubtly has done some 1st rate work to improve the standards in archaeology. But can anyone remember when he first started BAJR and took over the digger? He was continually bashing the IFA?? Also can anyone confirm what his actual qualifications in archaeology are (if indeed any)? It has been suggested that he has none?? And yet he is in a very powerful position??"

Nice to be powerful )


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

See that the third of the pipeline companies is advertising for staff - but with no subsistance payments! For jobs away from home its expensive to live in two places and with the subs from the other companies totaling £50 a week tax free (5 day week/ 60 6 day week)it seems that this package is quite substantially less than on other elements of what is essentially the same job.

Maybe its about time that there was a move towards the standardisation of subs throughout the industry as in a job as poorly paid as this it makes a huge difference

Just before I start a panic... the Get a Trowel website is down... and I have not heard from them for a bit....

Are they still trading? :face-huh:

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

just wondering if anyone else was having any problems with getatrowel.co.uk. i ordered a WHS before christmas and have seen no sign of it yet (having already paid for it) they don't respond to phopne calls or emails and not sure if its just me but i can't get on their web site today.

anybody else having problems?

Having been mildly ticked off by Mr Hosty for digressing on the other thread, I put the following proposition.

Unitof1 appears to have a problem with subsidies paid to farmers. It must be pleasant to be in a situation where one is a self funded archaeologist (his/her profile says self employed archaeologist). After all, although farmers get funding through subisdy, effectively archaeology is also massively subsidised - not via direct funding like the SPS but as a result of governments passing legislation and publishing policy advice which effectively forces developers to pay for archaeological work and therefore 'subsidises' our profession. If all archaeological work was funded by voluntary contribution then we would be doing a damned site less as a profession and there would be a lot fewer of us working - with the obvious exception of Unitof1 who is able to employ him/her self.

I will now don my metaphorical kevlar battle bowler and head for my similarly metaphorical slit trench with 18 inches of overhead cover Incominggggg!!!

Yes... now you have had comedy... now its time for Extreme archaeology ... some spoof... some real!

Do we take ourselves extremely seriously??

Find out on BAJR TV ... http://www.bajr.org -- scroll to the TV [:p]

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

Just to brighten up a sorry winters day...

I don't know if anyone remembers a thread that ran briefly last summer about the availability of hot weather safety clothing. I took the opportunity whilst in Australia recently to enquire what the Aussies wore as hot weather protective clothing.

I was impressed by a hat visor and neck protector which slips over the top of a conventional UK style safety helmet and by the range of long and short sleeved hi-vis polo shirts and lightweight fleece garments.

I have posted some photos on the Outwage blog http://www.freewebs.com/outwageuk/hotweatherppe.htm

So far I have been unable to find a UK supplier but can pass on details of Australian web sites if anyone is interested in making further enquiries.