Parthenon Marbles Return "Up to the British Museum"! & Why is Archaeology Pay So BAD? – WB 19th Nov 2021
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Publication Date |
Dec 06, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:49:08

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

0:00 Introduction

2:02 Parthenon Marbles Closer to Return?

22:26 Why is the Pay Archaeology so Bad?

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Link of the Week:

HS2 Rail Extension to Leeds set to be scrapped:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59292120

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Links:

Return of Parthenon marbles is up to British Museum, says No. 10:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/16/return-of-parthenon-marbles-is-up-to-british-museum-says-no-10

Greek Prime Minister to Challenge Boris Johnson over Return of ‘stolen’ Elgin Marbles:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/greek-prime-minister-challenge-boris-6212043

Greek PM to Appeal to British Public for Return of Parthenon Marbles:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/17/greek-prime-minister-to-appeal-to-british-public-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles

Ex-Chancellor George Osborne Appointed as New British Museum Chairman:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/19395716.ex-chancellor-george-osborne-appointed-new-british-museum-chairman/

Easter Islanders Call for Return of Statue from British Museum:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/04/easter-islanders-call-for-return-of-statue-from-british-museum

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Why is the pay in contract archaeology so bad?

https://twitter.com/LeftistDadJokes/status/1459688929012158466

CIfA Minimum Salaries from April 2018:

https://archaeologists.net/news/cifa-minimum-salaries-april-2018-1512728386

CIfA Current Salary Recommendation 2021:

https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary

CIfA Policy Statement on Pay in Archaeology:

https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/pay

Archaeology Pay & Training: Can The Industry Do More?

https://www.archaeologists.net/sites/default/files/DF_Prospect_conference_proceedings_2013.pdf

Profiling the Profession 2020:

https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/2-11-archaeologists-qualifications/

https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/1-4-organisations-skills-needs-development/

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