11th March 2009, 09:22 PM
It will be interesting to see what shape and form the Brave New World of post-recession archaeology takes and more importantly for us practioners, where and how we will fit in.
My own opinion at this present time is that the recession could provide an opportunity to really advance the pay and conditions of archaeologists, but only if the post-recession employment pool is much much smaller than it has been over the past few years and there is a a greater investment in technology to take over many of the tasks that have been labour intensive up until now.
That's not to say that there will be less archaeologists or archaeology around. I just think (sadly) that there will be a smaller number of people earning a sole-living from archaeology (which to be fair hasn't really provided much of a living anyway up until now......)
![[Image: 3334488270_7156e71b8b_t.jpg]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3334488270_7156e71b8b_t.jpg)
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...
My own opinion at this present time is that the recession could provide an opportunity to really advance the pay and conditions of archaeologists, but only if the post-recession employment pool is much much smaller than it has been over the past few years and there is a a greater investment in technology to take over many of the tasks that have been labour intensive up until now.
That's not to say that there will be less archaeologists or archaeology around. I just think (sadly) that there will be a smaller number of people earning a sole-living from archaeology (which to be fair hasn't really provided much of a living anyway up until now......)
![[Image: 3334488270_7156e71b8b_t.jpg]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3334488270_7156e71b8b_t.jpg)
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...