22nd June 2005, 01:05 AM
I could rant about the last message but unfortunately I am not allowed to. I am on site usually on day 1 and occassionally after that.
I will quote an example, and if any of the people involved read this I will re-iterate what I said at the time exceptionally good quality work - cost an arm and a leg - but they did an exceptional job on a very difficult site.
In front of eyes for the first time for me a near complete prehistoric vessel on day one of the evaluation was found. The feature extended into the baulk and I asked for the feature to be completely excavated. The client agreed with me. What and why I suggested made sense to him. After a little bit of argument said unit agreed to excavate the feature. Did they actually do that on the evaluation...
A simple situation I asked for an extra - in the building trade extra money is always paid. On another occassion I asked somebody to do some extra work on something and they asked me for written confirmation for an hours extra work....I could rant on this...
I think the point that mercenary made "I firmly believe that experienced "diggers" (to use a term I hate) are specialists in their own right and should get specialist rates!"
or are they serving an apprenticeship is an interesting one and worth exploring. (I alwasy preferred the term digger to volunteer when I was young.)
By the time we employ the technology on site and all the other things that go with good day modern archaeology digging ought to be a specialism.
Dr Peter
Who must get to bed and write that report tomorrow rather than reading BAJR.
I will quote an example, and if any of the people involved read this I will re-iterate what I said at the time exceptionally good quality work - cost an arm and a leg - but they did an exceptional job on a very difficult site.
In front of eyes for the first time for me a near complete prehistoric vessel on day one of the evaluation was found. The feature extended into the baulk and I asked for the feature to be completely excavated. The client agreed with me. What and why I suggested made sense to him. After a little bit of argument said unit agreed to excavate the feature. Did they actually do that on the evaluation...
A simple situation I asked for an extra - in the building trade extra money is always paid. On another occassion I asked somebody to do some extra work on something and they asked me for written confirmation for an hours extra work....I could rant on this...
I think the point that mercenary made "I firmly believe that experienced "diggers" (to use a term I hate) are specialists in their own right and should get specialist rates!"
or are they serving an apprenticeship is an interesting one and worth exploring. (I alwasy preferred the term digger to volunteer when I was young.)
By the time we employ the technology on site and all the other things that go with good day modern archaeology digging ought to be a specialism.
Dr Peter
Who must get to bed and write that report tomorrow rather than reading BAJR.