13th May 2007, 11:45 PM
This is an interesting point...
I may in fact be asking for 'help' myself quite soon..
However.. I feel it is dangerous to go out and help for nothing.
I do know that PAS often work over and above - and have worked with them. That said, they are being paid for that job, and so to help out there should be at least, expenses. After all, in these events we have to rememeber that this is a real bonus.. where an MD (or member of the public) has taken the step in reporting something rather than jsut digging it out... and we all know how tempting it is! - Just think of trying to leave that big sherd of pottery in situ rather than pulling it out!
I will ask the PAS if there is money available for calling in an archaeologist...
The only thing I can say, is that it gets us closer to one of the reasons we do archaeology.. the discovery of exciting new and intersting finds (among other reasons of course) and to ensure the next time... this person will get archaeologoists in.. becasue we show we are there to help.. to get more info and not to just 'take the site'
Magpie... would be interested to talk further about this... perhaps we could talk on t'phone?
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
I may in fact be asking for 'help' myself quite soon..
However.. I feel it is dangerous to go out and help for nothing.
I do know that PAS often work over and above - and have worked with them. That said, they are being paid for that job, and so to help out there should be at least, expenses. After all, in these events we have to rememeber that this is a real bonus.. where an MD (or member of the public) has taken the step in reporting something rather than jsut digging it out... and we all know how tempting it is! - Just think of trying to leave that big sherd of pottery in situ rather than pulling it out!
I will ask the PAS if there is money available for calling in an archaeologist...
The only thing I can say, is that it gets us closer to one of the reasons we do archaeology.. the discovery of exciting new and intersting finds (among other reasons of course) and to ensure the next time... this person will get archaeologoists in.. becasue we show we are there to help.. to get more info and not to just 'take the site'
Magpie... would be interested to talk further about this... perhaps we could talk on t'phone?
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu