In August of 2019, FAME commented on a draft of a discussion paper for The Archaeology Forum. Yesterday, some parts of this discussion paper was published in the Society of Antiquaries of London’s manifesto on the ‘Future of Archaeology’. This included wording that could be read as FAME having had input into the manifesto. That is not the case, our comments on a different document did not have an impact on the content of the manifesto. We never commented on the manifesto, the contents of the draft discussion paper was very different and not presented as a manifesto. Our commenting on any such documents is never an endorsement of them, unless we explicitly do so and attach our logo.
Author: Doug Rocks-Macqueen
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New Online Access to the Index of Investigations Workshops
Historic England have commissioned MSDS Marine (FAME member) and Ashtree Heritage to provide support workshops for the rollout of the New Online Access to the Index of Investigations (OASIS) system created by the Archaeology Data Service.
The workshops will provide training and support to the whole sector to promote the new system and provide training in its use. Workshops are targeted at users within England and are all CIfA CPD approved. We’ve tailored the workshops for a range of users including commercial archaeologists, early careers etc. They are aimed at all levels from project managers to site assistants.
Dates are now online for initial courses and you can sign up here:
https://msdsmarine.com/projects/training/oasis-v- rollout-support/ They will be releasing more dates once we gauge the demand – you can sign up for updates here:
eepurl.com/gbOKrvAny questions can be sent through to either Aisling Nash (aislingnash@gmail.com) or Alison James (alison@msdsmarine.co.uk)
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FAME and Profiling the Profession
Dear members,
Profiling the Profession is an ongoing project that has been collecting, analysing and reporting on employment in all parts of UK archaeology. Having first collected data in 1998, data are now being collected for 2020.
This year, data are being collected differently from before. Employers are only being asked about their organisation – not about the ages, genders, wages, qualifications etc of their staff.
We are asking those questions of the individuals themselves – people working in archaeology, people who have left archaeology and future archaeologists (archaeology students) too.
FAME is a partner in this project, as the data for our State of the Archaeological Market and Health & Safety in Archaeology reports are being collected through this single exercise.
All FAME members should have already received an email invitation to contribute, and it would be appreciated if you either followed the link in the email you have received, or click on the Survey for Organisations link below to provide information about your organisation. On average, it is taking respondents 11 minutes to complete the organisational questionnaire.
It would also be appreciated if you could share this message with all your members of staff, and invite them to complete the Survey for Individuals below. On average, it takes respondents 8 minutes to complete this questionnaire.
The project webpage is https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/
And here are the links to the two surveys
- responding on behalf of an organisation including sole traders
- individual archaeologists, whether employed, self-employed or unemployed
- former archaeologists
- archaeology students
Best wishes
Kenneth Aitchison CEO
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More FAME webinars: Rebuilding Heritage & The provision of hygiene bins and disposal of contents on archaeology sites
We are happy to announce two more FREE FAME webinars:
Webinar 12: An introduction to Rebuilding Heritage for FAME members
Rebuilding Heritage is a free support programme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to help the heritage sector respond to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will build confidence in a time of crisis by supporting individuals and organisations to overcome immediate challenges and plan for a sustainable future.
Join Vanessa to hear all about this new programme from The Heritage Alliance and how it can help your organisation and project. This will be an interactive session – there will be a short presentation (approximately 15 mins) and then you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the support on offer and how to apply.
NOTE- this will not be recorded
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-introduction-to-rebuilding-heritage-for-fame-members-tickets-130403714019
Date: 12pm, 3rd DecemberWho is this for: Everyone.
Webinar 13: The provision of hygiene bins and disposal of contents on archaeology sites
This webinar will examine the legislation and regulations that cover provision of hygiene bins and disposal of contents. The speaker will mention why the Brilliant Bin system fits that legislation but principally it will be to advise what the range of options are.
Delivered by Susan Hofgartner, of Brilliant Bins, who start work as an accountant and working at board level in various SMEs. Managing finance and administration in these companies, she inevitably got involved in the contracts for the hygiene bins. That convinced her that there must be a better way to deal with this issue. In 2008 she started working on the project and submitted patent applications for the long-life disposable bins, followed by launching them in 2010.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-provision-of-hygiene-bins-and-disposal-of-contents-on-archaeology-sites-tickets-130408004853
Date: 12pm, 9th DecemberWho is this for: Everyone.
Recordings to all our past webinars and sign-ups for all our webinars are here: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/fame-webinars/
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Menstrual health and hygiene in the heritage workplace
The recording of our webinar, Seeing Red – menstrual health and hygiene in the heritage workplace, is now finished and captioned. You can view it below.
About: This webinar will share best practice for handling menstrual health and hygiene on sites, equip staff with the confidence to talk about periods to site management, and for site management to deal appropriately with menstruation on sites.
Links to some of the resources mentioned in it:
Seeing Red Webpage on Mentoring Womxn in Archaeology and Heritage
Brilliant Bins has reached out to us with this offer for anyone reading this:
“We would be very happy to provide a FREE sample bin to you or any of your contacts. Just ask them to contact me via email or the website contact form and let me know what colour and an address to send it to. I’m also happy to discuss the legislation on sanitary bins waste and disposal with anyone whether using our bins or otherwise.
Best regards
Susan Hofgartner
Brilliant Bins
Susan@brilliantbins.co.uk
01488 684850″Contact information:
amymentoringwomeninarch@gmail.com
Twitter: @SeeingRedPeriodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeeingRedMenstruation/
Recording: https://youtu.be/kOfdfVIUYq0
The recordings of all our past webinars and sign ups to our future ones can be found on this page: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/fame-webinars/
This and the other webinars was made possible by funding from Historic England:
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Archaeology and pipeline safety
We have a new webinar to announce – Archaeology and pipeline safety
There have been a number of incidents around the world involving archaeology works taking place without contact being made with the pipeline operators prior to works beginning. To proactively promote pipeline safety and avoid such instances in the UK we have invited the organisation Line Watch to present on pipeline safety and archaeology. This webinar will cover pipeline safety for archaeological works.
Delivered by Murray Peat of Line Watch.
As with all our webinars they are recorded and captioned. If you can not attend in-person, you can still sign up to receive the recording – there are two ticket types on eventbrite, one is to attend in-person and receive the recording and one is to just receive the recording.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/high-pressure-pipeline-safety-and-archaeology-tickets-129654310533
Date: 12pm, 2nd December
Who is this for: Everyone.
All our upcoming and past webinars can be found on this page: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/fame-webinars/
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Upskill your heritage workforce in England
The recording of one of our webinars – Upskill your heritage workforce in England– is now available.
A little about the webinar: Apprenticeships – They’re not just for school leavers! This webinar will take a look at the new suite of apprenticeships that have been designed specifically for working in the historic environment and will discuss how these can be utilised as a cost effective way for employers to up-skill their existing staff and diversify their workforce. We will discuss what a modern apprenticeship in England is, what it costs and how some are already being used in practice.
A document to go with the presentation: Archaeological Specialist employer guide v1
More webinars in this series can be found on this page: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/fame-webinars/
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Duty of Care When Providing Services
The recording of one of our webinars – Duty of Care When Providing Services – is now available.
A little about the subject:
A webinar considering the important distinction between the ‘duty of care’ required in providing (a) services or (b) goods. Goods fall under a ‘fit for purpose’ requirement of the Sale of Goods Act. Whereas provision of services falls under a requirement for ‘reasonable skill and care’ under the Supply of Goods and Services Act. These standards are fundamentally different and the webinar will explain why and how consultants giving advice or providing designs should make sure that their contract gets this right.
Delivered by Rachel Griffiths, Furgo
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Archaeology, access and digital data
Two weeks ago we delivered a digital workshop – Archaeology, access and digital data. The workshop brought together teams working on two HE-funded projects: Dig Digital, creating guidance for everyday archaeological data management and training workshops designed to support the rollout of the new OASIS to help create a self-sustaining support community. With new tools, resources and training already accessible and others on the way, the workshop focused on how to get to grips with what you and your project teams need to know about digital data management.
It was delivered with funding from Historic England. The presentation has been captioned. Our full list of recordings from past webinars and signups for future ones can be found on this page: https://famearchaeology.co.uk/fame-webinars/
The workshop video:
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FAME welcomes new member Granta Heritage
We are happy to announce that Granta Heritage has joined FAME.
Granta Heritage is owned and directed by Alison Dickens and was established in 2019. Their aim is to provide affordable archaeological services for your company, project, or private development. Granta Heritage is able to cover England and Scotland and offers expertise and advice in archaeological works including pre-application/planning advice, historic building recording and survey, church archaeology, desk based assessments, and non-intrusive evaluations.
You can find out more about them and what they can do for you at their website: https://www.grantaheritage.co.uk/
