http://www.farts.com totally puerile I know but hugely entertaining.One can post ones own efforts, review the emissions of fellow subscribers and rank them. Winners will be deemed to have won the accolade of "squeek of the week". Beats the snot out of an OBE anyday! So come on, apart from the newest edition of Rogers Profanosaurus, what publications/websites would you reccommend fer a giggle? A handy hint for when recording ones efforts for farts.com......place blotting paper over home pc microphone

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

On some Roman cemeteries, cut graves have been seen to be empty and un-occupied.This does`nt appear to be an accident of survival as near neighbours seem to be in good states of preservation.By and large, they seem to be almost identical morphologically to "occupied" graves. So what are they? Plots bought/prepared and never used? repatriation of the dead to their native lands/families soon after death? Has anyone studied this phenomena? It has even been suggested that they may represent a warning of some sort..."this has your name on it sonny so behave" kind of thing. What do you think?:face-huh:

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

Jumping on the early Christmas band-waggon, what would most of you consider as ideal gifts for archaeologists. Is it new publications or subscription to the IFA, line level or plumb bob, trowel or new vis-vest?????? Would be interested in your ideas...

Where do diggers stand in situations where they have been told by a unit that there is work and that the unit is just waiting on a start date?

HAve just finished one job ready to start a new local job only to be informed by a former collegue who now works for said unit that the work had been delayed. I was then left without work and unable to sign on as i had voluntarily left my previous employment.

Have been hanging around waiting only to be informed that the job is no longer happening so I am left high and dry!! I am not the only person in this situation as I know of two others who have been waiting for this job only to exhaust the lat of their previuos jobs wages and have nothing left to tide them over.

How can a company take no responcability for this! Just an email apology saying will keep us on record if anything else comes up!

Have been in a similar situation before as many jobs are offered on the when they happen condition. How can a digger protect themselves beyond the trust no-one approach as units do not generally hand out contracts until you start work?

Any thoughts?

Does anyone know whether the recently approved European Union Services Directive applies to archaeology?

I received this message and although would love to do it myself, it is toooooooooooooo far away.


can anyone closer represent BAJR and do this... contact me off list... info@bajr.org
or call 01620 861643

I can give you facts, figures and leaflets....



message starts.....

Quote:quote:Is it possible for someone to come to Cambridge and give a talk on ‘life after university in archaeology’. Many undergraduates are keen to be practicing archaeologists, but feel lost at where to start, and a talk about the opportunities after completing a degree would be very helpful. If anyone could help we would be extremely grateful.

It seems that Troll's anxiety about a lack of digging jobs may be partially lifted by recent adverts on BAJR....

However, in reading the small print of one ad I note that contracts are being offered that finish on the 22nd December. Whilst I am certain that the company concerned will renew contracts (as they seem fairly confident that they have work running through to the early Spring), it reminded me that when the subject of Winter/Christmas lay offs was last raised on the BAJR forum, our Host posted advice on the legal implications and maybe even offered a helpline?

As I can't seem to find that advice in the BAJR archive, I wondered David, if it might be timely to reissue it, incase anyone might need it?

Just out of curiosity... has anyone heard of the

Field Archaeologists Association (UK)

I can't seem to find anything about them.


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

Just a bit of fun, and to see where the majority lies. What is everyone's favourite archaeological period?

As a warning this is goning to be a rant.....

What is going on with this prospect ifa etc campaigne and how has anything moved on in the past year? As a stuanch socialist with an ingrained belief in the importance of the union i am finding it increasingly difficult to retain even the slightest faith in prospects approach to archaeologists!!

I have been a member for years and want to know what the hell they are playing at sending out questionaires to members about the state of archaeology and the problems they face.

WHY WHEN YOU COULD ASK ANYONE WHO HAS SPENT A FEW WEEKS ON SITE AND THEY CAN TELL YOU!! CRAP PAY, CRAP CONDITIONS, NO JOB SECURITY, NO REAL CAREER PROSPECTS AND THATS FOR A START!!!!

If they havent got past this stage yet what have they been playing at? Its already laid out in their manefesto and read BAJR baiting so why waste more time and paper on this?

When will thing move beyond this endless ream of circular disscussions - we know the problems - we know how to move towards change. Why take two steps forward then one step back?