2nd September 2011, 11:26 AM
troll Wrote:the current level of professional standards in archaeology as an industry is at best variable and at worst, piss poor.
Pseudo-legislation that is held up as adequate by many is simply ambiguous and open to often wild interpretation.
In my view, tangible change will only ever come about when cultural heritage is enshrined in British Statute Law in clear and unambiguous terms.
Professionals involved in the industry can then be held to account
scuse the parphrasing from your cogent plea: professionals might more easily be held to account with chartered status which would also make it easier to create a suitable law to replace the currently derisory legislation
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers