The Council for British Archaeology is pleased to announce the launch of
the exciting new Community Archaeology Forum: CAF. For the first time,
community groups across the UK have their own dedicated online resource,
enabling them to share the results of their work online using innovative
wiki technology.

Users can create pages and upload material to gain a greater profile for
their project, to share ideas with others and to start discussions about
the interpretation of the material they have found. They may want to
look at other projects to get ideas about how to tackle their own
archaeological site, building or survey, or simply because they are
interested in what others have found.

Some may wish to create a page offering advice to others or
disseminating new research on Community Archaeology.

CAF is a developing resource and will, in time, contain advice and
guidance pages helping Community Archaeology projects to achieve high
standards of research, fieldwork and interpretation. Useful links,
suggested reading and other resources can be added.

In the full spirit of Community Archaeology, this is a shared resource
to be built collectively by anyone involved in community-related
archaeological work. It is not, however, meant as a formal and final
repository of archaeological data - merely a forum for displaying and
discussing work in progress.

If you'd like to take a look at CAF go to http://www.britarch.ac.uk/caf. You
can also follow the 'Discussion List' link to stay in touch with the
latest events and opinion in Community Archaeology.
____________________________________________

Dr Dan Hull
Head of Information & Communications
Council for British Archaeology


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

Just a small note to announce that BAJR has kept its promise made at the Conference in York (many thanks once again to those that supported it) to put up a new area on BAJR (British Archaeological Jobs Resource) http://www.bajr.org for Training Courses and Opportunities.

9 courses are currently available.

If you have any courses that can help with CPDs, pracical training, trainee/aprentice posts in your company or anything similar then you can post them on BAJR using the Add Training button (to the top right).

Many thanks

David Connolly

apologies for cross posting

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

Just a small note to announce that BAJR has kept its promise made at the Conference in York (many thanks once again to those that supported it) to put up a new area on BAJR (British Archaeological Jobs Resource) http://www.bajr.org for Training Courses and Opportunities.

9 courses are currently available.

If you have any courses that can help with CPDs, pracical training, trainee/aprentice posts in your company or anything similar then you can post them on BAJR using the Add Training button (to the top right).

Many thanks

David Connolly

apologies for cross posting

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

On another thread the [img]following [/img]link

[url][/url]http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=45

to a consultation letter from the IFA to RAO appears to announce a pay increase for archaeologists was posted.

Has it been confirmed that these proposals will be implmented?

Peter Wardle

Stumbled upon this today, looks detailed http://www.sitesandphotos.com/ -

"Our main mission is to provide scholars with one of the world's most comprehensive archives of digital photography pertaining to Mediterranean archaeology."

Ian

http://www.getatrowel.co.uk - tools & supplies for archaeology

I am more than happy to forward and advise about various worker rights and entitlements available. Not to sure how to organise this Mr Hosty and it seems to be an area that short term contract workers need to know about.

Apparently if you leave your job voluntarily and the job you are going to gets postponed you can still sign on by having your case reviewed.

Should we have a seperate problems area were those in the know can contribute?

I have been considering membership with the IFA for some time now, purely from an economic point of view. I've started up independently and have been successfully employed as a consultant. Accordingly, there are plans to provide field work as a service.

Apart from already practising the standards and guidance set out by the IFA and adopted by local planning services, I've been thinking about the economic reasons why I should consider membership: 1)membership is preferred by some employers and 2)is a requirement for some local planning services i.e. the project manager should be a full member (MIFA). Some local planning services also prefer that the organisations undertaking the work should be an IFA registered archaeological organisation (RAO).

I've sought additional information on the IFA but I'm still wondering if anyone knows why the organisation was refused a charter?

Reducing Archaeological Risk In Construction And Reaping The Rewards
Archaeological remains provide important evidence of the past development of our civilization and are irreplaceable. For construction clients and contractors, failure to follow accepted archaeological good practice and comply with planning guidance during the planning, design and construction process can potentially lead to lengthy delays to projects, legal proceedings and damage to the reputation of the companies involved.

CIRIA's new project Managing archaeological risk in construction (RP741), to be delivered via a project team comprising CIRIA, the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MOLAS), Scott Wilson and the Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA), aims to develop a best practice guide for construction clients and contractors on managing risks and maximising benefits from archaeology on construction sites. The guide will enable the user to fully understand and comply with planning guidance on archaeology and the historic environment; integrating archaeology into the project process and will demonstrate the ways in which archaeology or heritage matters may enhance or add value to a development.

CIRIA is currently seeking funding partners for the project and for the dissemination relating to this project. (I have already offered dissemination and support as well as the fine brains on this forum)

If you are interested in funding the project, sponsoring events, or wish to find out more about this project visit http://www.ciria.org/rp741.htm


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

http://www.pandora.com/

Found this.... it is brilliant in its simplicity and enjoyment...

Create your own Radio Stations... just pop in the name of your fave song or artist... and bobs yer uncle... your own radio station based on what you like... SUPERB!!


BAJR... not just for bad archaeology !

Heres where it starts:

Quote:quote:The Music Genome Project

On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever.

Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or "genes" into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It's not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records - it's about what each individual song sounds like.

Over the past 6 years, we've carefully listened to the songs of over 10,000 different artists - ranging from popular to obscure - and analyzed the musical qualities of each song one attribute at a time. This work continues each and every day as we endeavor to include all the great new stuff coming out of studios, clubs and garages around the world.

It has been quite an adventure, you could say a little crazy - but now that we've created this extraordinary collection of music analysis, we think we can help be your guide as you explore your favorite parts of the music universe.

We hope you enjoy the journey.

Tim Westergren
Founder
The Music Genome Project

Any new kit out there for the fieldies this winter? Waterproofs/handwarmers etc? Did ask this a while ago but...are there any companies out there who would like to donate kit for us to field test in extreme circumstances? Won`t be buying any more of them there sealskins "waterproof" gloves this year either-twenty five squid for gloves that only stay dry if you umm...keep them dry..... What do you think GETATROWEL? Any potential companies out there who would be willing?

..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)