Thornborough "debate"

[archae_logical]

quote:Originally posted by Post-Med Potterer



Very patronising.

Yes, about as patronising as a lot of archaeologists are to people like me. Not nice is it when you have no idea of what my experience and knowledge is.
By the way I am a 57 year old student with a background in business and an interest in and understanding of archaeology/heritage does that make a difference. [?]
Being a student doesn't mean I have no knowledge. It's not like I'm 18 and just left school

quote: I agree that an empty field is not a big tourist attraction. Most tourists in that region will head for York, over 30km away. Even interested visitors are not going to flock to the henges in numbers sufficient to be sustainable without substantial government subsidy.

Where did I say the visitors would all have to visit the henges? This is another Tarmac red herring. Do you know the area well? I lived there most of my life and have been involved in several archaeological projects.
Why should a good sustainable tourism plan have government subsidy?
Are your tourism skills lacking if you can only see York to visit in the area [?]
Oh dear, is this another case of archaeological lack of imagination