Dear German zooarchaeologists (and potentially others as well),
It has come to my attention that a certain dutch commercial archaeological
company approaches zooarchaeologists over the border for a job. The job
entails the analysis of an animal bone assemblage from Sittard dating to
the Iron Age. This is very likely the job I was working on a few weeks
ago. The company is particularily slow with their payments. Because an
older job had not yet been paid for, I refused to hand over preliminary
results on this Sittard job. In turn, the company broke the project
contract and took the bones back. They never want to work with me again.
They have been very rude on the phone regarding this conflict.
During a meeting of dutch zooarchaeologists earlier this week, the matter
was discussed and it turned out that this particular company has a
reputation. The company now clearly looks for other options to have its
material analysed. Please be extremely careful when you accept this job!
Make sure you draw up a project contract and have it signed by them. And
be aware that it might take months, rather than weeks before they pay.
Best wishes,
Jessica Grimm
P.S. Have a good Christmas and a happy new year!
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