22nd December 2006, 01:32 PM
Perhaps we could consider a new standard scale of job-titles for archaeologists, developed from hints in Flanders and Swann. The hierarchy could go something like this:
Chief
Assistant Chief
Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief
Junior Assistant to the Assistant Chief
Underling
Troll
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Chief
Assistant Chief
Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief
Junior Assistant to the Assistant Chief
Underling
Troll
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished