1st December 2005, 05:20 PM
I agree with a lot of the above and was disturbed by the unquestioning inclusion of institional racism (?) in the letter. However, the issue of inclusiveness when it comes to archaeology and the presentation of the past is very current and important - and as David Lammy indicates one of national policy. Changing the demographic bias in the profession is another question, however, and I doubt there is any quick fix -clearly this is an area which would benefit from an in-depth examination - take note anyone looking for a PhD subject. Going back to presentation and the ways in which this affects society's perception of the past - perhaps our friends at Time Team and other high profile media outlets could do their bit to stimulate interest from a broader spectrum of society??