28th March 2014, 10:55 AM
I have no issue with uiniversity education at all. I am a student at the University of Birmingham right now. My point (and I think one echoed by David over the years) is that archaeology as a profession has people who come from a wide range of backgrounds. To restrict it to those with academic qualifications, which many folk accept are not entirely related to the professional practice of archaeology anyway, creates an exclusivity which is not particularly helpful....My view is that a professional archaeologist should be judged through their efforts and professional achievements irrespective of what school they attended....but you would know that both in your current and previous incarnations...!!
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