9th July 2008, 02:24 PM
Vulpes: The alternative was not the death of the unit. The county council merely wanted to off load that which it did not have a statutory right to maintain (I wonder how much money, proportionally, an archaeological unit brings in to a council compared to say parking fines).
And in terms of monopoly I was speculating towards the future. Work is plentiful if not abundant in Cambridgshire at the moment but I think alot of people already realise we are at the tail end of a time of plenty. With developers already scaling back how long before this bites archaeology.
And in terms of monopoly I was speculating towards the future. Work is plentiful if not abundant in Cambridgshire at the moment but I think alot of people already realise we are at the tail end of a time of plenty. With developers already scaling back how long before this bites archaeology.