19th June 2010, 01:40 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:Couldn't possibly comment on the neutrality of abstentionism.....or as to whether A or B is to blame, but surely we cannot afford for any archaeology departments to be cut from UK universities. Isn't this just one of those bottom line issues upon which all UK archaeologists agree.......?
Well, here's a cat being thrown firmly into the pigeons;
Archaeology departments turn out fresh graduates by the 100s every year, which leads us to the all too familiar situation of people being willing to work for nothing or low pay just to get a foot on the archaeological ladder. Perhaps if fewer graduates were produced and the pool of available labour was smaller employers may place a higher value on the staff they already have, invest in their training and pay them more in order to keep them?
Just a thought - I'll now stand back and watch as the righteous indignation ensues.