20th September 2005, 10:16 PM
Reggie,
Sounds to me like a different project to the ones I'm familiar with. Don't get me wrong I have absolutely nothing against the categories of excavator mentioned (Except maybe a retiree who is doing paid archaeology for fun and possibly taking away a post from a professional, but that's a different issue).
What dismays me is the decline in average skill/experience level. Units who do this are taking a very big step back into the past before the industry was forced to become professional.
The IFA code of conduct simply says that every team member should be qualified and experienced enough to fulfill their role, which is a bit vague and completely subjective. Gone are the days however, when supervision by a very experienced staff member could make up for a low experience level overall. For all the good archaeologists it produced I reckon the archaeology suffered a bit under the MSC scheme.
Sounds to me like a different project to the ones I'm familiar with. Don't get me wrong I have absolutely nothing against the categories of excavator mentioned (Except maybe a retiree who is doing paid archaeology for fun and possibly taking away a post from a professional, but that's a different issue).
What dismays me is the decline in average skill/experience level. Units who do this are taking a very big step back into the past before the industry was forced to become professional.
The IFA code of conduct simply says that every team member should be qualified and experienced enough to fulfill their role, which is a bit vague and completely subjective. Gone are the days however, when supervision by a very experienced staff member could make up for a low experience level overall. For all the good archaeologists it produced I reckon the archaeology suffered a bit under the MSC scheme.