24th February 2005, 05:52 PM
My first impressions...the document says nothing about maintaining standards. The document aims to "silence" the critics-not improve the standards in commercial archaeology. Whats an "honorary legal advisor"? Who were the "professional associations research network"? The IFA question their own credibility.They also admit to taking action only three times in twenty years.They relinquish responsibility for standards and expect archaeologists in the field to lose their jobs by instigating investigations. Have`nt we seen enough "non-binding recommendations"?:face-confused:There is also and, critically, no data at all linked to standards. For twenty years, IFA members, students and non-members have been telling the IFA that its not working.This strongly suggests that they have just consistantly dismissed allegations as "rants in the pub" without even looking.For twenty years.How much is that in subscriptions?}