18th January 2012, 01:27 PM
I'm still confused by the 'EU equivalants' business. As far as I am aware there is no EU 'standard' for archaeological work that exactly equates to the IfA system, although individual countries do have 'licenced' archaeologists. However a 'licenced' archaeologist in Europe can be a purely political appontment (as I am sure many UK who have worked outside the UK will know) and not necessarily someone who abides to a standard or ethics. It seems to me the IfA might be disqualifying a lot of able, qualified and decent archaeologists who happen to work in the UK but are not members of the IfA and at the same time letting in a lot of non-UK archaeologists of dubious standard and quality. That surely can't be right!!
As this standard is so ambiguous, I for one will be voting to throw it out unless they tighten the definitions....
As this standard is so ambiguous, I for one will be voting to throw it out unless they tighten the definitions....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...