18th February 2008, 01:08 AM
So all you Saeson (and Scots/Albanwyr, Mr Hosty!) who want to work in Wales will be able to read up all about Welsh history (which I believe you don't get taught in school) and, as a courtesy I hope, learn a bit of the language to keep the farmers on side (and to write the Welsh language summaries of course - official language, see?).
which specific bit of Welsh history refers to the whole of prehistory and the Roman periods then, and excludes all us "Saeson" (which I always take as spoken with a slightly derogatory tone?)
and can we apply the same exclusion rule to any Welsh archaeologist who wishes to work in England? Thought not.
I'll ask a different question then, with a Welsh slant - how many non-Welsh Trust archaeological companies are there based in Wales, and do they get the opportunity to bid for work from Cadw on a regular basis?