Dan Mouer wrote: > > Rob Ferguson wrote: > > > > In response to Dan Mouer's comments on government archaeologists: > > > > I think we all have "little time" for such sweeping statements that condemn > > people in a category of employment. Is there any one who doesn't know an > > academic archaeologist who has coasted for years on the lectures he/she > > prepared in their youth? Or a contractor who has allowed commercial > > interests to over-ride heritage concerns? That does not mean that all > > people in those areas are without merit. Likewise, there are numerous > > archaeologists in federal, state and provincial offices in US and Canada > > who do innovative and exciting work, and who actively promote the > > development of archaeology within their jurisdiction. Bashing the civil > > service is something that should be left for simplistic journalists (oops, > > I feel a sweeping statement creeping in). > > > > Mea culpa! Right you are, Rob. I have just had too many recent > experiences with the wrong ones. I do know a great many very good > archaeologists in government service, however. Apologies. > > Dan Hey Dan, You might also remember that some federal employees did show up at the SHA Conference a couple of years ago, despite the enforced furlough. Jim Gibb