Hi all.

We have just rebuilt our website, or rather somebody quite skillful did (:

Anyway, to celebrate we are giving away an incredible book called The Past From Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites. This hardback, coffee table size book is full of over 500 magnificent aerial photographs of key archaeological sites around the world, by Georg Gerster.

See the review here http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/trav...95,00.html

Anyway go to http://www.getatrowel.co.uk and follow the competition banner!

Thanks

Ian

http://www.getatrowel.co.uk - trowels for archaeological excavators

Mr Hosty,

Tis time for us all to take a moment and applaud you soundly for BAJR mark I. BAJR is a fantastic achievement, it is an absolute must when job-hunting, a brilliant discussion forum, and a real sign of changing times. It has gone far far beyond a simple jobs service, to become a real and regarded voice in archaeology, with huge potential for changing much which many of us are unhappy with.

With such a precedent, BAJR mark II has an awful lot to live up to, but I think we're all here confident that it will be an even bigger success! Right now, I would like to thank you for the unimaginable amounts of time and effort you have put into BAJR, and I think everyone else will agree.

So let's hear it for Mr Hosty (Rousing chorus to see out the old and ring in the new!)

Hip hip hurray
Hip hip hurray
Hip hip hurray!

For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
Which nob'dy can deny.
Which nob'dy can deny.
Which nob'dy can deny.
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
Which nob'dy can deny.

Congratulations and good luck with the relaunch.

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Intrested to know about other units or museum bodies discard policies for finds. Usual problems of lack of storage at both unit and County level so will have to start serious discussions about implementing one at this end.

What health and safety training courses are available dealing with or relevant to archaeology?

David I think a list of these could be a useful addition to the web site.

First aid courses are easy see:
http://www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk

Peter Wardle

Just a quickie....

Over the past months I`ve noticed a good trickle of new subscribers-some with questions, some with thorns,some with the giggles! This can only be a good thing-more voices please.There are still a goodly few undergrads and newbies who look perplexed when one mentions bajr-even some old hacks out there who still don`t know of our little community here. Mr Hosty will be mailshotting soon for our first conference-lets hope the lead-up to the event can draw more opinions to our table.

A belated WELCOME to all the new voices here, lets play.......

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

Due to my spam software I lost this job until now....so thought I better put it here to

http://www.bajr.org/Employment/UKEmploym...sp?ID=1812

promised to rectify it

Senior Archaeologist srating at 20895 - 23800 ... plus pension etc etc.. payrise in August

Another day another WSI?

Happy May Day to one and all.Means lots of things to many peeps so, celebrate it as you see fit....now, where`s me balaclava?......

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

Happy May Day to one and all.

I have introduced a new page to my OutWageUK blog detailing archaeological payrises for 2006.

The payrises are calculated by comparing 2005 and 2006 advertised wages and whilst it is early days yet (I have only recorded rises in 14 archaeological employers), I intend to continue monitoring rises as and when they come in.

The new table can be seen by clicking onto the Payrise 2006 sidebar at http://www.freewebs.com/outwageuk

This last month has also seen Outwage log the 100th employer, requiring the services in some form or another of an archaeologist in the past 13 months (infact we are now up to 102). This is far more than I ever realised when I began OutwageUK and I leave it up to individuals to adjudge whether such a large number of employers is a good or a bad thing. Interestingly I can think of at least 30 'bodies' who employ archaeologists but whom haven't needed to advertise for staff in the past year (and therefore dont appear on OutwageUK). How many archaeological employers are there out there?

Morning folks I got a work related question (sorry). Does anyone know of a good site for researching the history Portsmouth Naval dockyard its just I have a research project to do there. Many thanks.

God I can still taste that stroganoff [xx(]

Close enough for a country job!

This thread is where you outline welfare issues (no names/places) that confront you in the field.E-Mail me offline and I will pass them onto my colleague in HS.Examples include:
1. No toilets/one turdis for 600 million incontinent diggers
2. No hot water hand washing facilities
3. No cabins
4. No staff who give a toss

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