14th April 2009, 05:52 PM
Peter suggests that 'before we can licence archaeologists we have to define what archaeology is'.
Fair point but not beyond the realms of fertile imagination. I suggest in the first instance that we could 'borrow' the definition already in place where archaeological practice or archaeologists are currently licenced (Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Turkey, France, Egypt, Libya, most of the former Eastern bloc nations, etc etc), cherry-pick the bits we like and spit out the pits we don't .....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...
Fair point but not beyond the realms of fertile imagination. I suggest in the first instance that we could 'borrow' the definition already in place where archaeological practice or archaeologists are currently licenced (Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Turkey, France, Egypt, Libya, most of the former Eastern bloc nations, etc etc), cherry-pick the bits we like and spit out the pits we don't .....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...