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Responding to the Financial Crisis in Five European Countries: People, Roles, Reactions and Initiatives in Archaeology

Abstract:

The recent global financial crisis has resulted in different reactions at different times across various European countries. Archaeology represents a microcosm of this diversity and how the profession has responded forms part of the Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe project. In many countries the falling number of archaeologists in employment reflects the impact of a decreased construction industry and government austerity measures, while in others an increasing number of archaeologists, many newly qualified, are facing uncertain job security and turning to commercial archaeology in the hope of better future employment opportunities. By using data from Ireland, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Cyprus we get a cross-section of how European archaeology has been impacted upon but also how it has reacted.