2nd July 2014, 08:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 2nd July 2014, 08:15 PM by Sikelgaita.)
Tool Wrote:I've been doing this for 11 months now. It took considerably more than two weeks to get promoted from trainee. And rightly so. I have yet to meet anyone who could be left alone to identify, excavate, record and interpret all the diverse archaeology we in commercial archaeology have to deal with within that time.Two weeks to learn the basics. I think that to be able to 'identify, excavate, record and interpret all the diverse archaeology we in commercial archaeology have to deal with' is impossible, we barely 'scratch the surface' in a lifetime of learning as an archaeologist. Every feature provides a new and unique challenge and an opportunity for learning. Maybe every new context I excavate should be recorded in my CPD log.
Tool Wrote:I mentioned, to some derision, that there are still occasions where the extent of features has been debatable even to experienced POs. My opinion is that where things are uncertain, the best person to make the decision, regardless of my own feeling, is the person who has the responsibility for offering the overall interpretation of the site. And that is the PO.No derision was intended.
I would turn this around and say that as a PO, after robust dialogue, in a situation like this I would ultimately base my decision upon the feelings of the person who has excavated the feature and who has been in closest contact with the 'uncertain soils'.