28th September 2013, 07:38 AM
Just getting back into the chat again, and it seemed to me that this theme touches apon an interesting point raised by tool and John wells about voluntary societies in the the now closed free archaeology thread....ie how do voluntary societies get to do research.
I think johns approach only goes so far, he's publicising sites not researching them. It is still relatively east to raise £1000 or so a year for research, eg the CBA challenge fund etc. with these types of sums monuments can be surveys and subject to key hole excavation aimed at recovering dates, a radiocarbon date is £360 and a charcoal id is circa £20, of course this really only works on prehsitoric sites like but circles and hillforts say and should be avoided on roman ones........but if people want to do these things then they should go for it!
I might also vent my spleen at archaeologists on the public teat who only work 9to 5.......they ought to be out proselytising for archaeology and making sure that the taxpayer can see the visible benefits of archaeology!
I think johns approach only goes so far, he's publicising sites not researching them. It is still relatively east to raise £1000 or so a year for research, eg the CBA challenge fund etc. with these types of sums monuments can be surveys and subject to key hole excavation aimed at recovering dates, a radiocarbon date is £360 and a charcoal id is circa £20, of course this really only works on prehsitoric sites like but circles and hillforts say and should be avoided on roman ones........but if people want to do these things then they should go for it!
I might also vent my spleen at archaeologists on the public teat who only work 9to 5.......they ought to be out proselytising for archaeology and making sure that the taxpayer can see the visible benefits of archaeology!