24th January 2008, 06:06 PM
What so special about TT? Nothing. They you go. Worked with them a few times and did not enjoy the experience one bit I know quite a few archaeologists feel the same about TT and swore never to work with them. Yes, TT has brought archaeology into the public eye which is great news but what it fails is that archaeologists live in B&B, work in nasty weather all year long, contacts are temporary base, if you have no experience on a excavation when you leave uni it hard trying to find that job, and archaeologists have to get along with each other since they see each other day in and when they go back to the B&B.
TT has over the years took a bashing from all sides but it funny how protected sites all of a sudden can get excavated by a TV programme when any other archaeologists has to get funding may be money involved. But since TT think that a three day dig can explain what a place might have looked like we be all out of a job.
Please don't get me wrong the other archaeology (older and experience ones) are great and much of the work gets jump on by a bunch of armatures who like to think that archaeology is easy and pretend to be archaeologists and now they all become archaeologists on TT forum.
Nothing new in ignoring people happens as people have this tendency to put on email contact us, when you do you get no response at all much like the post. May be you should write to channel 4 who will ignore you have you try a phone call you might as well. I suggest that channel 4 should sell you the whole TT programme if you like it in your country then you can send us some more know all armatures who can excavated a sites putting those who have worked hard in life out of work more great news.
TT has over the years took a bashing from all sides but it funny how protected sites all of a sudden can get excavated by a TV programme when any other archaeologists has to get funding may be money involved. But since TT think that a three day dig can explain what a place might have looked like we be all out of a job.
Please don't get me wrong the other archaeology (older and experience ones) are great and much of the work gets jump on by a bunch of armatures who like to think that archaeology is easy and pretend to be archaeologists and now they all become archaeologists on TT forum.
Nothing new in ignoring people happens as people have this tendency to put on email contact us, when you do you get no response at all much like the post. May be you should write to channel 4 who will ignore you have you try a phone call you might as well. I suggest that channel 4 should sell you the whole TT programme if you like it in your country then you can send us some more know all armatures who can excavated a sites putting those who have worked hard in life out of work more great news.