18th September 2010, 01:41 PM
Was at one of those HELM day schools on the Mineral Extraction and Archaeology Practice Guide on Thursday, and interestingly a representative of one of the major extraction industry players was advising people to use local archaeological contractors and not go for the cheapest, based on his own experience of getting stung by 'outside' and bargain-basement units, so maybe there's hope from an unexpected quarter? :face-approve: