13th November 2010, 08:52 PM
I guess there is nothing per ce to give support to, it a call for the grumbles (we all do) are turned into a more coherent and structured concept. So your post is in fact as useful as any others, the idea is to actually say them, to actually talk about them in a way where goverment may or should take note. Democracy does not have to mean agreeing with me 
and visa versa, but it does mean speaking up.
I can agree that churning out archaeology graduates is not of much use to field archaeology (though trained osteologists, lithic specialists, isotope analysts environmental archaeologists etc is) So do we have to understand what we need, in what numbers? The Profiling the Profession may indeed be useful for this. What do we need? and how do we achieve it. I would rather see competent field archaeologists without degrees.. and how would that work? How is it financed and where does it fit into the new PPS 5 system?
and visa versa, but it does mean speaking up.I can agree that churning out archaeology graduates is not of much use to field archaeology (though trained osteologists, lithic specialists, isotope analysts environmental archaeologists etc is) So do we have to understand what we need, in what numbers? The Profiling the Profession may indeed be useful for this. What do we need? and how do we achieve it. I would rather see competent field archaeologists without degrees.. and how would that work? How is it financed and where does it fit into the new PPS 5 system?