Jan Frolík Institute of Archaeology AS CR, Prague, v.v.i.

1. Discovering the Archaeologists of Czech RepublicResults and Changes in Archaeology between 2008 and 2013 Jan Frolík Institute of Archaeology AS CR, Prague, v.v.i.

2. Legal base for archaeology • Law on Protection Historical Monuments (No. 20/87 Coll.), renewed in 1992 • Permit to conduct field research is issued by Ministry of Culture (archaeologist with two years of specialized experience, laboratory equipment, space for scientific study and temporary storages for finds, agreement with Academy of Science CR) • An archaeologist – university degree in archaeology (Master‘s degree level) • Archaeological excavations – paid by builders of projects for commercial purposes

3. Organization of archaeological work • 3 levels of institutions • State - Academy of Science, National Institute for Preserving Historical Monuments, State Museums, Universities • Regions (14 regions in Czech Republic) Regional Museums, Institutes for Preservation of Archaeological Monuments • Municipalities – City Museums • - Comercial companies

4. Záchranné terénní výzkumy Archeologického ústavu v Praze – hospodařením dědictvím a výzva pro teoretický výzkum • Recent problems in archaeology • Problematic law • Effort to change archaeology into space of free market (elimination of scientific approach to field research) • Economical crisis heavily decreasing amount of building and similar activities • Disunity of archaeological community

5. Positive moments - Establishing of central evidence of all archaeological excavations (IDAV = internet database of archaeological excavations) in 2009 - Effort to prepare new law for protection of monuments

6. Economical Crisis and Archaeology 108/26 175/26 220/42 180/52 122/41 100/20 102/9 51/6 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

7. Prot Univ Acad Mus Private Common Prot Univ Acad Mus Private Common Institutions 2008/2013 Archaeologists 2008/2013 DISCOVERING 2012/2014 questionnaires sent to 149 addresses 75 answers (50,3%) missing data collected mainly from web ARCHAEOLOGIST – 530 persons working in archaeology - 952 • DISCO 2006/2008 • 136 addresses • 88 answers (64,7%) • 425 archaeologists • 666 working in archaeology

8. Archaeologists 2008 Institutions 2013 academy 1,5% academy 16% Archaeologists 2008 Institutions 2008

9. Size of archaeological organizations 1 person 44%

10. Archaeological workplaces are mainly very small • 71,8% less than 3 persons (75,2% in 2008) • 23,8% of all archaeologists • (30,3%) max. 20 18%

11. Gender In 2013: In 2008: 224 67,13 101 32,27 313 2013 2008 Increasing number of female archaeologists M F

12. Men and women in different age groups (2013): 19,8/26,7 34,0/27,7 12,3/15,8 23,1/22,8 10,8/7,0 In 2008 (%): 24,04 31,96 13,42 23,0 9,58 313 Average age (2013): In 2008 (313 persons) 43,5 40,5 42,5

13. Country of origin (transnational mobility) in 2013: In 2008: 306 4 2 1 0 313 • : 94,72% / 5,28% • 2008: 97,75% / 2,75% Increasing number of archaeologists of foreign origin (from 9 to 28) Czech Republic

14. Main conclusions - antagonistic results • strong influence of economical crisis x increasing number of archaeological • institutions and archaeologists (from 425 to 530) and persons „working in archaeology“, too (from 666 to 952) • completing of university chairs teaching fully or partly archaeology, increasing number of private companies and subcontracting companies • too many archaeological workplaces are small (less than three archaeologists – 72%), but better situation than 2008 (75%) • increasing number of female archaeologists but higher average age, very strong group in age 30-39, increasing (but generally small) number of archaeologists of foreign origin • the new law for protection • of monuments will decide • about next development • of archaeology – the most • important decision • for archaeology but prepared • mainly out • of archaeological community

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