14th January 2014, 09:04 AM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:Its not as if archaeology has a particularly high profile for deaths at work (I can only think of 7 persons to my knowledge in 30+ years at the section face)..
By 'deaths at work' I guess you mean those who expire in harness. I'm only aware of a single death on site in this country, Jeff Radley who was killed on an excavation in York in 1970.
I agree with the other points on health though. Heavy manual labour, exposure to all kinds of weather, heavy drinking and a high proportion of smokers isn't an ideal combination for a long an healthy life. Especially when combined with masssive job insecurity and poor pay and conditions.
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Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.