1st March 2008, 01:05 PM
Its as if everyone is going by the old saying "if its not broke,dont try to fix it".
But every system-no matter how good it is needs improving sooner and later. Surely it can't be that painfull for archaeology as a science cum proffession to adopt one system of recording- were not talking,after all, of the Ten Commandments carved in stone!
For this to happen it would take co-operation between EVERY unit/organisation (both pro and amateur,tho i dislike the word amateur,as it is insulting to a lot of people who have contributed to archaeology over the years) to standardise the job so then it becomes user friendly to all-whether your a research student at uni, or wanting to make a career from digging.
Unfortunately competitive tendering does not create co-operation between all,it has the opposite effect-and that is not good for archaeology.
But every system-no matter how good it is needs improving sooner and later. Surely it can't be that painfull for archaeology as a science cum proffession to adopt one system of recording- were not talking,after all, of the Ten Commandments carved in stone!
For this to happen it would take co-operation between EVERY unit/organisation (both pro and amateur,tho i dislike the word amateur,as it is insulting to a lot of people who have contributed to archaeology over the years) to standardise the job so then it becomes user friendly to all-whether your a research student at uni, or wanting to make a career from digging.
Unfortunately competitive tendering does not create co-operation between all,it has the opposite effect-and that is not good for archaeology.