17th July 2011, 09:05 PM
I didn't hear the piece on the radio, but it seems remarkably out of touch. I know some great archaeologists skilled in all the right areas who are sitting around doing not a lot right now. Seems to me it isn't so much a skills shortage, but a jobs crisis we are going through. Unless of course the programme was suggesting that they can't get the appropriate skills at a cheap enough price. We could perhaps respond by starting a round robin letter signed by unemployed skilled archaeologists who would love to take up jobs right now....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...