29th July 2010, 12:17 PM
Unitof1 Wrote:out reach why dont you leave that to the museums, thats what they are for and they need all the help they can get at the moment.
I personally feel that outreach regarding current and recent archaeological projects is best handled by those undertaking the work. Museums are limited as to what they can present to the public and i dont think that relying on museums entirely to present new and interesting things is always the best course of action. Yes i agree they need all the help they can get, several friends are facing redunancy due to funding cuts etc however while museums can provide an overview of the archaeology and history of an area, specific projects should be presented by the local units. Also if museums need all the help they can get why present them with a further financial burden when the cost can be passed back on to the clients? after all these are the people with 175 million pound budgets? surely they could squeeze a little bit more out for this? and as i stated earlier they see archaeology as a drop in the ocean when it comes to costings!