TPO16

In this set of materials the article posits that archaeology science in the Britain is dealing with serious problems, and provides three reasons of support. However, the lecturer raises questions on the ideas and presents some evidence to refute them all.

First, the author of the reading passage states that construction of the new projects damaged the valuable artifacts and many of them were destroyed. On the contrast, the professor refute this point by saying that sites for these construction should be examined by the archaeologists at fist. According to the professor, the next step of the construction is planning for the buildings. So, the first reason of the article about destroying the artifacts is wrong.

The next explanation which is uttered in the article is that poor financial support from the government resulted to abandoning the researches by archaeologists. In contrast, the lecturer explains that construction companies are paying the archaeologists, not the government. She mentions that these companies provide the new financial aid for archaeologists, thus they can study many range of sites, even more than past.

The last reason which is presented in the reading passage is that finding a job in the archaeology field is a very difficult work to do due to not sufficient positions. Conversely, the speaker casts doubt on this point and she asserts that currently there are many paid works for archaeologists. For instance, before the construction the site should be examined and this work can be done just by an archaeologist. Also, archaeologists can do researches and present some articles about their works, besides the processing the data for constructions.