21st February 2011, 02:49 PM
....and I'd like to add that the increased costs clients have been seeing, and the mentality of squeezing clients for whatever they'll give hasn't resulted in any return for archaeologists or archaeology. We need to put ourselves forward as an industry and show we are a valuable and transparent resource if we want to move forward or we'll be desperately scrabbling for every last penny just to survive forever more.