tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post6395275907003606571..comments2024-03-11T15:40:37.015+00:00Comments on Theoretical Structural Archaeology: 1300 redundancies in UK archaeology; The plight of archaeologists is raised at the highest level.Geoff Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-81623818747260399442009-03-12T00:51:00.000+00:002009-03-12T00:51:00.000+00:00Thanks Tim, it’s a shame - archaeologists are very...Thanks Tim, it’s a shame - archaeologists are very good value, we’re cheep as chips.<BR/><BR/>Last year at work I watched a man dig a hole in a road near the Roman Wall. There was a faulty cable, he dug a hole, the engineers came and fixed it, and he filled the hole in again.<BR/><BR/>To while away the many hours as I watched him slowly chipped away at 2’ of reinforced concrete, we chatted about things of mutual interest, digging holes mainly; he was complaining it had been a bad year in the hole business, his pay was down on last year, I tried to sympathise, which was hard, - as he had earned three as much as I had.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-36336962478355986242009-03-12T00:32:00.000+00:002009-03-12T00:32:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-21051579437625899642009-03-11T04:56:00.000+00:002009-03-11T04:56:00.000+00:00Hi GeoffIt surprises me that a country so rich in ...Hi Geoff<BR/><BR/>It surprises me that a country so rich in history pays so little care about the preservation of it and the people who have taken the education to do this job. Today it is HMS Victory tomorrow who knows but certainly a people who can raise L50 million for a painting by an Italian artist while leaving its underpaid educated people without work, when there is plenty of work around, have their priorities in the wrong places.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck finding work and keep up your great sense of humor!Timothy Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027256238142330766noreply@blogger.com