12th April 2005, 07:37 PM
Further, the IFA are demonstrably geared towards managers.There are PIFA members out there with donkey`s years experience-real FIELD archaeologists that are not valued. Conversley, an office archaeologist who has filled the boxes on excell sheets for 5 years can attain a higher level of membership. An "Institute" of field archaeologists needs to be just that. For field archaeologists. The IFA seem to place more accreditation upon those who are the furthest away from the coal-face. Field Archaeology is a skilled profession.We are all currently allowing an organisation largely comprised of non-field archaeologists to determine our value and competence.