16th January 2006, 10:48 PM
Absolutely sir. I have no desire to enter into a witch-hunt.I would love the IFA to work but sadly, it does`nt.I suppose the major bug in my nethers stems from one simple issue.The IFA have consistantly ignored pleas for action from heritage workers who have shouted about pi** poor standards for more years than most can remember.In all honesty, if the IFA re-words it`s statement from their web-page so that we all know where we are, we can all move on in the endeavour to assure policed standards. Until then, the heritage profession at large and, viewing members of the public that log on to the IFA website will continue to be convinced that standards in British professional archaeology are in safe hands.If all the IFA will do on the issue of standards is continue to churn them out and then promote them, then so be it. We need a professional body mandated by the industry to maintain and police standards.We need that body to pro-actively work for the interests of British archaeology and archaeologists. I wish the IFA well-they have done their bit. I hope, if agreeable to bajerites here, to present a paper at the conference outlining just how pi** poor standards can be in 21st Century UK archaeology.
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)