1st November 2013, 06:44 PM
P Prentice Wrote:so let us make a distinction between diggers (who merely dig) and archaeologists (who do archaeology). archaeologists have qualifications, do cpd, log their skills and have them validated, produce written evidence that they know what they are talking about, are licenced and are paid more for their skills - than diggers. incentivise and the industry gains. demoralise and the industry will be left to those who only care about profit
From what I've seen on here and on site, there are a number of what you like to call archaeologists who know naff-all compared to some of the diggers I've met. Having qualifications, 'logging their skills' (whatever that is supposed to mean in the real world), and getting paid more is absolutely no guarantee that someone knows what they're talking about.