1st November 2005, 10:27 PM
I`m liking this aplenty....
I stuck a post up ages ago about ethnic minorities....
Tiz high time we confronted the issue.Why is Brit archaeology dominated by white types? Where are we failing? Had a conversation with an Indian guy in Leicester t`other day on the same topic. He pointed out that Brit archaeology has nothing to do with his culture-past or present.As he placed his response in a context of "black" history-I pointed out that:
1. Arguably, Mr shin-bone who wandered upon Sussex beaches half a mill ago, was unlikely to be white!
2. Mithraic belief systems are from Iraq(ish) and temples to such were here 2,000 years ago?
3. Roman Britain was`nt a predominantly white indigenous society?
4. Iron Age cultures had extensive links with Arabic merchants?
I also had to point out that I`m thoroughly bored with the white middle class perception of our collective histories anyway.....
Judy-absolutely right-lets do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also-a good idea to have a conference steering commitee!
I stuck a post up ages ago about ethnic minorities....
Tiz high time we confronted the issue.Why is Brit archaeology dominated by white types? Where are we failing? Had a conversation with an Indian guy in Leicester t`other day on the same topic. He pointed out that Brit archaeology has nothing to do with his culture-past or present.As he placed his response in a context of "black" history-I pointed out that:
1. Arguably, Mr shin-bone who wandered upon Sussex beaches half a mill ago, was unlikely to be white!
2. Mithraic belief systems are from Iraq(ish) and temples to such were here 2,000 years ago?
3. Roman Britain was`nt a predominantly white indigenous society?
4. Iron Age cultures had extensive links with Arabic merchants?
I also had to point out that I`m thoroughly bored with the white middle class perception of our collective histories anyway.....
Judy-absolutely right-lets do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also-a good idea to have a conference steering commitee!