15th July 2014, 05:46 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:One of the problems is that there is so little money invested in research and synthesis of UK archaeological data. .....We need a team of centrally funded 'super synthesisers' to develop and see through projects based on the mass of archaeological data created over the past 40 years.....and this is already being undertaken with prehistoric and roman work but the product is dry and impenetrable to anybody who is not an archaeologist. at the other end of the spectrum you have the time team which was incredibly successful in showcasing the multivarious strands of the discipline to the general public but it did nothing for pay or contracts, in fact i suspect it helped to hold down pay levels bny demonstrating how easy it all is and how anybody can get involved.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers