someone on the german-language list said that many british (and, he assumes, US
and canadian) excavations are mostly staffed by untrained volunteers and green
students - i said that there has been some discussion lately about the fact that
professional units and private companies don't really have any room for
supervising volunteers, so most rescue excavation is done by trained and
experienced personnel - that volunteers and the like no longer have a chance to
gain experience - and that apart from a few digs run by local societies and the
like (university training digs), excavation has pretty much gone professional in
english-speaking archaeology -
        is that about right or have i got it wrong?

geoff carver
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