Today I learned that 80% of working archaeologists in the US are employed by private firms that conduct NHPA reviews
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The most hilarious self-owning argument for bureaucracy is when the inefficiency creates jobs, and we’re supposed to maintain the inefficiency just to keep funneling taxpayer money to keep these random people employed doing unnecessary work
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Very true, and they publish their work more often than do academic archaeologists, who are notoriously slow. Look at Indiana Jones, university archaeologist -- you NEVER see him correcting proofs of a journal article.
Smh they should all be studying the peopling of the Americas. Bering land bridge? Kelp highway?
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If ever there was a group of people to pay to dig holes, and then fill them back in, it’s archeologists conducting NHPA reviews.
It’s a great paying gig but you have to deal with irregular working days and uncomfortable conditions. My brother does it
It is a very important party of the job, and this is the case all over Europe.
When digging in places like London they find stuff all the time.
Interesting that we have about the same thing in France, but publicly managed. Instead of regulatory duties + private ecosystem specialised in fulfilling them, a dedicated gov agency (Inrap) investigates building sites etc. deemed/reported interesting.
That's seams fine actually ? That's a job that has no market value unless you count the externalities ; and then there's a law that forces you to count the externalities.
It’s really sad. Same with geologist and environmentalist. Instead of being able to be scientist, they have to go to work for companies that rape and pillage the Earth.
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