27th February 2008, 09:00 PM
Have to say that I find the notion that the IFA should take over the role of IHBC if the IHBC donot want to merge to be a bit devisive.
What is required is more unity of purpose not less.
The question is why the IHBC does not want to merge with the IFA. On the face of merging is the logical and long over due thing to do.
The long and short of is what ever was in the original mission statement of IFA or APIFA what was being discussed at AIFA meetings was field, not even academic, archaeology and it was a body for anybody who did field archaeology paid or unpaid.
It should also be remembered that a rival body called Archaeologists Communicate and Transform was set up to being about change in pay and conditions.
Peter
What is required is more unity of purpose not less.
The question is why the IHBC does not want to merge with the IFA. On the face of merging is the logical and long over due thing to do.
The long and short of is what ever was in the original mission statement of IFA or APIFA what was being discussed at AIFA meetings was field, not even academic, archaeology and it was a body for anybody who did field archaeology paid or unpaid.
It should also be remembered that a rival body called Archaeologists Communicate and Transform was set up to being about change in pay and conditions.
Peter