29th August 2012, 06:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 29th August 2012, 06:09 PM by Gilraen.)
Unitof1 Wrote:this is an easy one-get rid of curators.
Well, I have worked in many areas with lots of different curators and one thing I would change is to make them all work to same standards and hire people with similar experience and skills. Some put barely worth it mitigation on a planning application and then don't bother to read your WSI (you never here from them again, even after you've submitted your report), some treat commercial archaeologists like pond life ('how dare these plebeians ring me up to ask me what exactly my mitigation is so that they can cost the job effectively') and some have such rigorous anally-retentive standards that even the simplest job ends up costing the developer thousands. It can be very frustrating and I would like to see a more standardised approach to everyday archaeology - ie, those undertaken within the planning system.