14th September 2006, 01:59 PM
Thanks for the input ladies and gents...I'd be keen to find out which University required more than 8 weeks fieldwork mandatory and see if they've got any recent graduates after a trainee position!
As for mine - back in the early-mid 90s, 6 weeks were the norm (3 weeks each season) although you could 'opt out' of the second season if (and this is what I understood the reasons to be at the time) you needed to work during the summer holidays to survive and therefore could not take 3 weeks off to go digging, or if you were not really intending to pursue a career in archaeology or practical archaeology. A seperate assignment (desk-based) was available to do in its place.
Keep voting....It would be good to see if the mandatory requirement has changed over time in another poll or assessment in the future (I suspect due to funding issues it is less - but I am happy to be proved wrong).
Gilraen.
As for mine - back in the early-mid 90s, 6 weeks were the norm (3 weeks each season) although you could 'opt out' of the second season if (and this is what I understood the reasons to be at the time) you needed to work during the summer holidays to survive and therefore could not take 3 weeks off to go digging, or if you were not really intending to pursue a career in archaeology or practical archaeology. A seperate assignment (desk-based) was available to do in its place.
Keep voting....It would be good to see if the mandatory requirement has changed over time in another poll or assessment in the future (I suspect due to funding issues it is less - but I am happy to be proved wrong).
Gilraen.