24th July 2005, 11:23 AM
Troll, in light of your most recent mail, would you be unwilling to excavate any archaeological remains which might possess a ritual significance?
Would you draw a line between excavating human remains and a sword ritually deposited in a river?
Does your philosophy include a consideration of the potential of the transubstantiation of artefacts?
Which brings me onto slighter widening the question. Has anyone ever encountered difficulties in reconciling personal beliefs with archaeological practice? For example do vegans have problems in handling the remains of slaughtered animals? Are there any developers that archaeologists would draw a line at working for, for example a project sponsored by an oppressive government or its foreign subsiduary.
Would you draw a line between excavating human remains and a sword ritually deposited in a river?
Does your philosophy include a consideration of the potential of the transubstantiation of artefacts?
Which brings me onto slighter widening the question. Has anyone ever encountered difficulties in reconciling personal beliefs with archaeological practice? For example do vegans have problems in handling the remains of slaughtered animals? Are there any developers that archaeologists would draw a line at working for, for example a project sponsored by an oppressive government or its foreign subsiduary.