A registered charity (SC047486) that aims to advance people’s knowledge and skills, with a focus on history, heritage and archaeology. Tweets by Doug RM.
Jul 15, 2021 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
Why do people leave archaeology?
PAY!!! is what most people think but it is more complicated than that.
A new Profiling the Profession thread looking at the data we collected from former archaeologists. 1/n
For the first time we surveyed 'former' archaeologists and as far as we are aware this is the first time anyone has surveyed 'former' archaeologists. I am adding the quotes as just because a job does not define who is an archaeologist for some. 2/n
Jul 14, 2021 • 23 tweets • 6 min read
'Most students don't want a career in archaeology'
'Only 15% of students want a career in archaeology fieldwork'
We have all seen these "stats" for UK Archaeology and this new Profiling the Profession 🧵is here to show it is all sh£%&. 1/n
Ok, now I got your attention - it is not really Sh£&% but it is way more complex than can easily be summed up in these throw away lines that archs toss around with great abandonment in conversations about the profession. As part of PP we surveyed students for the 1st time 2/n
May 19, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Email forwarded to me, I suspect I will be seeing more of these. - 'University of Sheffield Archaeology Department are under current review over the future of their department. One of the options on the table for this is the complete closure of the department...'
For those looking to do something, via @Dr_Fishbones
To help, please e-mail:
VC - Professor Koen Lamberts: vc@sheffield.ac.uk
deputy VC - dvc@sheffield.ac.uk
executive board in general - ueb-admin@sheffield.ac.uk
in support of the Archaeology Department in Sheffield
