23rd July 2013, 03:28 PM
I cannot make up my mind if commercialisation was the best or worst thing that happened to British Archaeology.
On one hand we had the amatuer archaeologist/treasure hunter with the occasional academic research project or rescue by a county council set up (no over arching policy but open house). On the other the cut throat commercial unit (charitable Trust?) driven by planning requirements with the academic and the amatuer side lined to picking up the crumbs with a cabal of unit directors setting a standard they hope to make obligatory to drive out any who won't join (or cannot) their club:face-stir:
On one hand we had the amatuer archaeologist/treasure hunter with the occasional academic research project or rescue by a county council set up (no over arching policy but open house). On the other the cut throat commercial unit (charitable Trust?) driven by planning requirements with the academic and the amatuer side lined to picking up the crumbs with a cabal of unit directors setting a standard they hope to make obligatory to drive out any who won't join (or cannot) their club:face-stir: