31st December 2012, 12:14 PM
redexile Wrote:Why is it not the IfA's responsibility if they are responsible for maintaining standards in archaeology? As we said, most curators can't enforce this even if it's in the brief.it is not ifa responsibility because they are not responsible for maintaining standards in archaeology (yet)! and again you seem to be suggesting that curators are powerless. surely this is the problem? if they are powerless they are, de facto, obsolete. clearly a better way of progressing would be to ensure that the curators have sufficient power to insist that their brief is upheld and it surely follows that to do this they need the backing of an independent arbitor with real teeth - ergo ..........
and until planning authorities have an accessable, constantly updated period type series i can see possible reasons why ifa are reluctant to insist on their being referenced.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers