29th April 2005, 10:10 AM
Couldn't agree more Mole. These notions of the 'sharp' end, 'coal face' etc. are all well and good. And if people think that being a site assistant is 'where its at', thats fine too. Personally I find that being a Project Officer/Manager is 'where its at', much more varied work, still some time spent at the 'coal face', time spent training staff and so on. I also believe personally that field archaeology is about a lot more than just the fieldwork - and the pre and post-excavation bits although not undertaken 'in the field' or at the 'coal face' can be pretty rewarding too, but then site assistants are just that, and none the worse for it, just missing out on all this fun though.