1st October 2007, 11:29 AM
It is a shame that some of you were not able to come to the recent European Association of Archaeologists meeting in Croatia, where precisely these sort of issues were being discussed at a strategic level - both formally within the structure of the conference, and informally over a few drinks outside it. Watch out for pan-European archaeological contracting units (or rather consortia) coming to a site near you in the next few years... it [u]will</u> happen.
The EAA does exist as a forum for discussing many of these sorts of things, although it does not constitute a professional body with the ability to design and enforce standards.
For those interested here are a few of the session abstracts which touched on some of the points made in this thread
Does the archaeology of Europe exist?
Models for delivering research in European development-led archaeology
Bilateral agreements on archaeological standards and ethics
The EAA does exist as a forum for discussing many of these sorts of things, although it does not constitute a professional body with the ability to design and enforce standards.
For those interested here are a few of the session abstracts which touched on some of the points made in this thread
Does the archaeology of Europe exist?
Models for delivering research in European development-led archaeology
Bilateral agreements on archaeological standards and ethics