Archaeology's crossroad; working together or striding apart?

[GPStone]

With regard to profit, it depends on where you are and what you're doing. For a small number of companies who are set-up appropriately there is the possibility of significant profit (although not so much at present, but the capability remains when the markets settle and find their feet). For many companies small profit and incremental gains are the best they can hope for, and some companies will only ever break even or make losses for a whole host of reasons which have been exposed more than ever of late. But suggesting there is no profit in archaeology is not particularly accurate, although I agree that bosses in jags are not a significant reason for that. But that's not what we're looking at either, is it. :face-stir:}


The numbers of companies that may end up being sold off or dissolved in the coming 12 to 24 months may have a stabilising effect on what is a crammed market, and the likely removal of a large number of the subsidised units may free up space within what has been an overcrowded market place for the past few years. This may mean less archaeologists are employed in the standard commercial sector from now on but it could, if recognised and used properly by those that remain, help push up wages and conditions. A big IF! ......and our responsibility to build on.


Where can some of those archaeologists go to utilise their skills and knowledge and push archaeology out there for everyone's benefit?