3rd February 2006, 08:50 AM
I hope I've made clear why I'm wary of licences. However all the differnt strategies to improving standards in archaeology revolve around lobbying cenral government to give proper statuary support for curatorial services.
Instead of licences would it not be simpler to have accredited archaeologists ( both avocational and proffessional) who sign up to a set of standards, but who could lose their accreditation if found guilty of serious breaches of those standards (following a hearing in line with the principles of natural justice), and only accredited archaeologists can run sites.
Instead of licences would it not be simpler to have accredited archaeologists ( both avocational and proffessional) who sign up to a set of standards, but who could lose their accreditation if found guilty of serious breaches of those standards (following a hearing in line with the principles of natural justice), and only accredited archaeologists can run sites.