27th February 2014, 11:50 AM
Sikelgaita Wrote:Academic excellence does not and should not equate to being a good field archaeologist. This will just reinforce the elitist 'us and them' perception of the IfA.this comment has puzzled me and i must say my immediate reaction was that academic ability is part and parcel to being a good archaeologist. elitism here sounds like a dirty word but it is no different to graduates being paid more or holding better positions than non-graduates - one of the fundamental reasons for going to uni after all. elitism in this sense is exactly what chartered status would confer and if gaining means giving up some free time - welll you make that choice just as in any other profession.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers