2nd February 2011, 04:25 PM
going back to Birmingham - and looking at it from another side of the fence, it is having a knock on effect that you have to wonder why those in high places didn't see coming. Birmingham has a good Masters in practical archaeology and it runs its own summer training digs for under grads. Given that so many experienced diggers have been shown the door, who is going to teach, work the survey kit, be first aiders, drive the vans, etc etc on these courses / training digs now?
Not only does it mean that a group of experienced archaeologists are out of work (and potentially lost to archaeology for ever in some cases), but it also means that the future archaeologists are going to recieve even less of a quality preperation for the real world job.
Not only does it mean that a group of experienced archaeologists are out of work (and potentially lost to archaeology for ever in some cases), but it also means that the future archaeologists are going to recieve even less of a quality preperation for the real world job.