26th May 2006, 07:46 PM
Quote:quote:He said: "[...] they have bought them in from all over Europe.And this is a problem that is going to rise while Polish archaeologists get paid crappier wages than you lot - even though their living expenses (mortgages, food, clothes, petrol etc) are about the same as in the UK (petrol still a little cheaper I think). Obviously some of them have realised that they will not be out of pocket by coming to the UK and may well be earning considerably more than if they stay at home.
We have got Polish site supervisors
Mind you, the ones coming to the West will be those that are not in the awful Polish "motorway archaeology clique" which has developed which has gathered a sizable band of ruffians, pirates and cowboys. The guys you see are either too good or too bad to work for them.
Paul Barford