dinosaur: gone away or just(ly) extinct

[P Prentice]

your case is not helped by the interviewees

[Marc Berger]

What is an "archaeological clark" and how did the press get this term?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...ed-UK.html

[Wax]

What is an "archaeological clark" and how did the press get this term?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...ed-UK.html

Pulled it out of thin air along with the "Mesolithic Service Station" Got to admire the reporters powers of imagination, though reading the article makes me twitch and feel sorry for Dino's team :face-crying:

[Marc Berger]

It seems to be used by the person on their LinkedIn profile. It sounds 1950s council jobworth. Presumably this is a compulsory purchase development where we the people find ourselves in the insidious positions of gamekeepers and poachers.

[Dinosaur]

What is an "archaeological clark" and how did the press get this term?

...and why don't the press learn to spell? - it's archaeological clerk [of works]

[Dinosaur]

your case is not helped by the interviewees

Sadly can't run the videoclip on this machine [no speakers anyway], but the only people I saw interviewed were Steve Sherlock (who currently works for AECOM, i.e. representing the main construction contractor) and Neil Redfern who's the EH inspector, none of our guys were allowed anywhere near the show except as yellow background scenery. On the up-side, they didn't cover any of the good stuff (the flint scatter was half-dug by LUAU in 1995 anyway, so hardly news - by the way, anyone know where the archive is so we can publish it?), so not too much damage done }

[Marc Berger]

Sorry I cant work out from the report who the archaeological contractor is. Who stopped your guys anywhere near the show. It all looks sadly very pre 2008. Have you had any Indigenous peoples demanding that you pay them for their archaeology?

I notice that everybody is wearing gloves and glasses, whats the reason?

[P Prentice]

I notice that everybody is wearing gloves and glasses, whats the reason?

its the new black

[Dinosaur]

Sorry I cant work out from the report who the archaeological contractor is. Who stopped your guys anywhere near the show. It all looks sadly very pre 2008. Have you had any Indigenous peoples demanding that you pay them for their archaeology?

I notice that everybody is wearing gloves and glasses, whats the reason?

You're not supposed to be able to tell who the contractor is, it's all meant to be "Team" - which just means the contractor will be blamed for any s**t further down the line whether it's their fault or not

Absolutely no idea what the point of the glasses and gloves is, just pointless compulsory blanket PPE-wearing in total contradiction of the guidance from the HSE. The glasses are a good way of limiting how much archaeology gets found (can't see a thing wearing them, especially once dusty or wet, or both), and the gloves are just annoying and sweaty, which is probably the point? I've got some fingerless Kevlar mittens which at least allow my fingertips to breath, even if they result in some really unusual trowelling blisters

[Marc Berger]

I've got some fingerless Kevlar mittens which at least allow my fingertips to breath, even if they result in some really unusual trowelling blisters

presumably if you report the issue you will be done for not using the approved kit?