12th April 2007, 09:57 PM
I have said it once and I'll say it again: curators hold the key to these professional issues as they are the agents that regulate the market and ensure everyone is costing to the same quantity and quality of work. This ensures that competitive costs represent real efficiencies and not a reliance on doing less.
putt1ck - I think you are broadly correct in your assessment but I have to say I think it is a bit disingenuous to imply that curators "won't" enforce standards; it is largely the case that they can't due to a lack of resources and enforcement powers. That is a matter which needs dealing with in terms of the government making appropriate provision for archaeological officers a statutory requirement supported by funding - something the recent Heritage Paper is mostly silent on. This will become a more pressing issue as Government spending starts to dry up (in real terms) over the next five years; we shall soon begin to see which counties have a real commitment to archaeology. :face-huh:
don't panic!
putt1ck - I think you are broadly correct in your assessment but I have to say I think it is a bit disingenuous to imply that curators "won't" enforce standards; it is largely the case that they can't due to a lack of resources and enforcement powers. That is a matter which needs dealing with in terms of the government making appropriate provision for archaeological officers a statutory requirement supported by funding - something the recent Heritage Paper is mostly silent on. This will become a more pressing issue as Government spending starts to dry up (in real terms) over the next five years; we shall soon begin to see which counties have a real commitment to archaeology. :face-huh:
don't panic!