Obviously there is going to be instability in the market but there also going to be the period of anachronisms and then rebranding. The ifa did it by changing Field to For, what should bajr attempt? Could just cut the B. or what about Best, Blessed, Blinking, Blooming, Basic.....

So, what's your favourite way to wind down when the day hasn't gone your way?
I'm finding a beer and an episode of Bonekickers is making my day seem marginally less farcical. Although I suspect that will be replaced by a desire to mattock the TV soon...

Not sure who's funding this bit of art but getting people to excavate without any reference to the Valetta convention

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/...nnial-arts

Just wondered which laws might apply. Treasure trove, inheritance tax, Presumably it's below high tide which might put these objects into marine salvage. Obviously this could never happen in Scotland.

Dear all, I'm an interested amateur and been reading up on some of the ethical issues surrounding human remains. What does the law currently say about human remains in archaeology? It all seems somewhat unclear and has changed recently. At a practical level would I be correct in saying that an exhumation licence is still required and that bodies must be reburied within 2 years (unless additional approvals are sought)? Is this correct? Is their guidance on how long must pass before a grave can be legitimately excavated for research purposes (i.e. obtaining a licence)?

I was thinking about a tenner a year but I don't have a clue as to the costs of running the Site Hut so its a contrived figure. It seems to me that hosty has not got the moderators that he used to have and it cant be easy to keep things going. I also think that don't pay- put up and go home, that it would be a way of getting rid of the dead wood which should allow us the opportunity of seeing the trees.

Get serious, the bankers are giving printed fiat money to the engineers to basically shaft field archaeologists. Lets try and make it twice as expensive.

Animals in Saxon and Scandinavian England. Backbones of Economy and Societyby Matilda Holmes | 2014

Purchase the printed book, read for free in our online e-library, or download the PDF for only €4,50
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In this book an analysis of over 300 animal bone assemblages from English Saxon and Scandinavian sites is presented. The data set is summarised in extensive tables for use as comparanda for future archaeozoological studies.

Animals in Saxon and Scandinavian England takes as its core four broad areas of analysis. The first is an investigation of the diet of the population, and how food was used to establish social boundaries. Increasingly diverse diets are recognised, with high-status populations distinguishing themselves from other social sectors through the way food was redistributed and the diversity of taxa consumed.

Secondly, the role of animals in the economy is considered, looking at how animal husbandry feeds into underlying modes of production throughout the Saxon period. From the largely self-sufficient early Saxon phase animal husbandry becomes more specialised to supply increasingly urban settlements. The ensuing third deliberation takes into account the foodways and interactions between producer and consumer sites, considering the distribution of food and raw materials between farm, table and craft worker. Fundamental changes in the nature of the Saxon economy distinguish a move away from food renders in the middle Saxon phase to market-based provisioning; opening the way for greater autonomy of supply and demand. Finally, the role of wics and burhs as centres of production is investigated, particularly the organisation of manufacture and provisioning with raw materials.

ISBN: 9789088902666
Imprint: Sidestone Press Dissertations | Format: 182x257mm Paperback | 222 pp. | Language: English | 34 illus. (bw) | 32 illus. (fc) | Category: archaeology, zoölogy, ecology, archaeozoölogy, middle ages, saxons

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They don't seem to doing the watching brief that they signed up for, I hope that they are all well. Just a simple announcement should do...donations not required. Sterling job well done, up standing pillars of the community, etcetera

if our product is so poor that we cant sell it, how do we ensure we get paid adequately to do archaeology?

Institute for Archaeologists (IfA), Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME) and Prospect have been working together as part of a wider remuneration working group convened by IfA to consider how best to facilitate an industry approach to improving pay and cindustry owned’ group onditions. Following on from presentations made by all three organisations at an Open Forum meeting at the IfA Conference in 2013, a joint statement has been agreed committing each organisation to working together to address the issues. In support of this joint statement, IfA has also issued an Action plan
2014‐2016 detailing specific actions which it will undertake over the next two years in support of the
joint statement.

In a move towards an industry wide approach, the IfA convened working party is being disbanded and a new ‘industry owned’ group will be formed. This will initially comprise representatives of the three organisations but may be expanded to bring in other members with an interest or expertise in improving pay and conditions for archaeologists.

10 July 2014

We believe low pay damages our profession and weakens our standing with allied professionals. It hampers our ability to recruit the archaeologists of the future, and to retain and motivate the archaeologists of today.

We have different perspectives on the problem of low pay but share a common interest in ensuring a healthy future for the profession.

We agree that the profession as a whole has a collective responsibility for addressing the problem and that each organisation should encourage its members to work together to find solutions.

In support of this, IfA, FAME and Prospect are committed to

• helping organisations to develop and demonstrate the skills needed in order to ensure the required standards of professional practice, and to value and reward those skills appropriately

• promoting archaeology as a highly skilled profession worthy of recognition and reward equivalent to those of the professions we work alongside
• addressing failures in the market by advocating policy and regulatory change, by helping

buyers of archaeological services to make informed decisions based on quality and value as well as cost and by informing clients why it is in their best interest to use suitably‐accredited organizations and archaeologists
• ensuring employees are informed about their employment rights (in particular their right to

join a trade union), are treated with respect in the workplace and that the employee voice plays a key role within the profession


Our organisations will therefore publish programmes of work designed to improve the working and business environment for archaeology, and will coordinate that work through a working group.

Another year, another Jobs in British Archaeology paper looking at wages.

You can see the full pre-print article here- http://dougsarchaeology.wordpress.com/20...y-2013-14/

Highlights-

• Wages are not really increasing. :face-crying:
  
• Senior wages have actually slipped a bit. B)
  
• Now including starting wages- most accurate numbers on what people on temporary contracts are actually making. xx(
  
• Concern about some companies not following IfA/BAJR minima BUT they also don't appear to be having much success recruiting workers at those below minima/violating ifA professional ethics wages. }