14th October 2008, 03:52 PM
Thinking through the last few posts...in order to accommodate a wider variety of archaeologists into a new IfA, and therefore as Unitof1 suggests the focus upon Field, and so by association, Commercial archaeology would be lessened. I would,
a)hope that the organisation would still be as motivated for commercial archaeologists whilst trying to incorporate the diverse and new methods of work that other archaeological fields follow,
and b) think that as a consequence of this broadened focus that the organisation would presumably become a much larger administration to cater for this increased diversity, in order to maintain (preferably increase) it's ability to represent its membership effectively. But the cost of all this is would be pretty inpressive.
a)hope that the organisation would still be as motivated for commercial archaeologists whilst trying to incorporate the diverse and new methods of work that other archaeological fields follow,
and b) think that as a consequence of this broadened focus that the organisation would presumably become a much larger administration to cater for this increased diversity, in order to maintain (preferably increase) it's ability to represent its membership effectively. But the cost of all this is would be pretty inpressive.