I would, I regret, very much echo Jim's sentiments. Certainly this year looks like being a difficult one for commercial archaeology in the UK, especially for those of us who specialise in the post-1750 period.
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From: "J Symonds" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009 19:30:24 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal
Subject: Re: Financial crisis - not so bad for archaeologists?
Cornelius,
Ich bin ein Berliner.
But sadly your optimism may be misplaced, at least
in terms of UK prospects in the next 1-2 years.
See the report from the IfA:
http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=354
Quoting Cornelius Holtorf <[log in to unmask]>:
> Commercial archaeology is curiously dependent on economic swings, but
> inverted it seems.
>
> As the financial crisis makes governments spend record sums to prevent an
> economic meltdown, archaeologists will be among the first to benefit.
>
> Today, the German government alone decided to spend an additional 50 billion
> (!) Euros. Of this sum, an astonishing 17,3 billion Euro will be invested in
> infrastructure such as roads and railway, between now and 2010. (Source:
> http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/konjunkturpaket248.html)
>
> Will there be enough qualified archaeologists to carry out the work coming
> their way by next year?
>
> I am wondering if anybody has comparable figures for new investments in
> infrastructure in other countries (such as the UK), and what that might mean
> for commercial archaeology.
>
> C
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