Since this thread is finally cooling off, I hesitate to weigh in, but...

Among my own archaeological colleagues in the greater Washington DC
area it is the military that is one of the biggest clients, even as private
contractors.  I can think of several projects off hand - at Aberdeen
Proving Ground in Maryland, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and even Vieques
Island in Puerto Rico.  In fact, I thought the federal agencies were all
hiring their own archaeologists in the last 15 years (or so) precisely
BECAUSE they were paying so much for outsourced archaeology. Which calls into question the rationales behind both the current job
review action and this entire thread of discussion.  --Tom

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Thomas W. Cuddy
Curator of Archaeology
Historic Annapolis Foundation
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