28th June 2006, 04:26 PM
For what it is worth, I agree with 1man on this specific issue of machining. Which is the point I made in an earlier post on this thread...
I am not sure about Francis Pryor and his OBE. According to the CBA website, he has an MBE. However this is not the point, since (I presume) he did not get an MBE for machine driving.
I think you will find that Stuart Piggott (who had a CBE) was the first archaeologist to use a machine on site, during his excavation at Thickthorn Down in the 1930s.
I think we probably need more information on the complexities of the British honours system, but meanwhile some information about hours requirements for machine operators is available on this page of the CITB website.
Quote:quote:I think that a well-intentioned but inexperienced archaeologist is potentially going to cause more damage to archaeology than a sympathetic and highly experienced non-archaeologist, when at the helm of a JCB or 360.
I am not sure about Francis Pryor and his OBE. According to the CBA website, he has an MBE. However this is not the point, since (I presume) he did not get an MBE for machine driving.
I think you will find that Stuart Piggott (who had a CBE) was the first archaeologist to use a machine on site, during his excavation at Thickthorn Down in the 1930s.
I think we probably need more information on the complexities of the British honours system, but meanwhile some information about hours requirements for machine operators is available on this page of the CITB website.