Newsletter for the Archaeologist from Digger to Director

Issue 24 : October 2002

Petition for Change -
Support floods in


The petition was launched in the last issue of The Digger and calls for an end to poverty pay and the introduction of a decent career structure for archaeologists
and others in the Heritage Sector.

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Exhibition in Newcastle : D. Connolly

Do you have a photo you really think sums up archaeology in 21st century Britain? It can be arty, amusing, upbeat, stark reality or whatever ......

If you want to win £20 (yes .. almost an entire weeks pay!!) then send your photo (no larger than 300kb in size) to BAJR - at david@archaeo.freeserve.co.uk

The winner will be announced in Jan 2003.

Carlisle Archaeology Ltd
What went wrong?


It was a unit in an important UK city sitting on a wealth of Roman and Medieval archaeology. It had a well respected university behind it. Yet Carlisle Archaeology went bust, throwing staff on the dole. The latest twist is that police are investigating the loss of artefacts that could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. So what went wrong at Carlisle? In a special report, The Digger investigates.

Archaeologists on the picket line



In July up to a million public sector workers took strike action for a day against low pay. It was the biggest public
sector strike for decades and included archaeologists working for local councils.

Time for archaeologists to get a fair deal on pay & conditions Excavations in Carlisle prior to the development of the Millenium Project

 


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