28th August 2012, 11:59 AM
i would say that martin has it down pat. volunteers are not outlawed on commercial sites and there is often room for people to gain experience if project managers can be bothered to organise it. the main problem is that sites are excavated miles away from base and the winning tender has no knowledge of local interest and even less in providing opportunity. its about time the nppf was properly exlpoited by planning archaeologists - it would also generate new income streams
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers