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[Francisco Lemos <sandelemos@gmail.com>]

http://www.ace-archaeology.eu/the-network.shtml

Sobre a crise:

Archaeology and the crisis

Archaeology and the crisis Archaeology and the crisis in UK an overview by ADS (Archaeology Data Service) 

Archaeology and the crisis in UK an overview by ADS (Archaeology Data Service)

Date
2009-10-15 13:25:00

Period
2008-2009

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Impact of the crisis on research funding and priorities
So far there has been no immediate effect on research funding or priorities, probably due to the long time scales over which these are formulated. There has been a suggestion, but no concrete evidence, that Higher Education, particularly science, might even benefit from significant short term additional funding in an effort to pump-prime/kick-start the economy.

Impact of the crisis on professional employment
There has been a very significant impact on professional archaeology particularly in relation to the collapse of building development (which is most of it) – see the link to the comprehensive IfA appraisal of the situation in the section below, in essence it is even possible the sector workforce could contract by 50% in the next year or so. Although the number of units is unlikely to collapse to such a large extent.

Impact of the crisis on heritage management, policies and legislation
The proposed Heritage Protection review legislation has in fact been dropped from the current legislative programme, not as a direct result of the downturn. However, it is likely that the government will not want any upturn in building development to be impeded by any enhancement of heritage protection. It is assumed that cultural and historic sites that generate revenue from the public will suffer as spending power dwindles.

Commentary, analysis, opinions
It has been suggested that British Commercial archaeology as it survives the economic crisis might be very different from how it has existed over the last two decades and that this period of economic gloom will reshape the profession. A lot rests on how long and how severe the crisis is, but it is possible that much good work in developing structures and practices may be undermined by increased commercial pressures for the remaining development control contracting units. If this means that fewer jobs are available in the sector it is inevitable that this will have at least some effect on the attractiveness of archaeology as a degree in Higher Education with obvious knock-on effects (although probably not as catastrophic as it could be as many people choose a degree in archaeology without a career in the profession in mind).

Links to websites, documents
Report on Job losses in archaeology: http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/inPages/docs/Job%20Losses%20in%20Archaeology%20January%202009.doc see also IfA seminar on the recession in February (full report available from the same site) and http://paulbelford.blogspot.com/2009/02/ifa-recession-seminar.html Archaeology Labour Market Intelligence: Profiling the Profession - http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=201 IfA response to the recession: http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=219 Lord Redesdale’s recent House of Lords Question: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.com/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90309-0001.htm Barry Cunliffe article in The Guardian newspaper: http://www.guardian.co.uk/public/features/story/0,,2294394,00.html Telegraph article on Job Losses in Archaeology: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/4569833/Archaeologists-lose-their-jobs-as-recession-bites.html Mark Horton/BBC article on Archaeology and the recession: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7899938.stm