31st October 2005, 03:03 PM
Sorry perhaps I should have been clearer. I wasnt necessarily saying it was a good thing, I was saying that good archaeologists were a by product of it, and that it was a route into archaeology without a degree: something that is increasingly only an option to people who have enough money to put themselves through enough training excavations.
So, although I dont want to dismiss the importance that a degree qualification can have for interpreting the work you do in a field, I would be equally unhappy to see people who do not have a degree excluded from the profession. A lot of this has been trawled over ad nauseum and I know a lot of people agree/disagree. The main point was: what would be the best workable system be for today
, I wasnt trying to be controversial,
Gumbo
So, although I dont want to dismiss the importance that a degree qualification can have for interpreting the work you do in a field, I would be equally unhappy to see people who do not have a degree excluded from the profession. A lot of this has been trawled over ad nauseum and I know a lot of people agree/disagree. The main point was: what would be the best workable system be for today
, I wasnt trying to be controversial,
Gumbo