26th May 2006, 02:01 PM
Its OK merc... Paul is not wanting to agree or disagree with us... he just wants to have a go at detectorists . 
I would love to debate this - but it can be difficult.
The detectorists have offered to help... It is an option, and we need all the help we can get.... from detectorists, from amateurs, from anyone who spends their time in the field (so to speak)
All help welcome as far as I am concerned, lets collect information (in a formalised and organisaed way - yes) and use it. Are their scatters, are their scatters where before there were none, is the plough going deep? are the fragments smaller or larger fragments, is their a clear plough orientation to the scatters... etc etc...
as to money and who organises.. I would be happy to put up funding if Paul organisises it... Afer all the aim of us all is to preserve that which we can preserve and record that which we can't, to seek out new sites and new civilisations and to boldly...er hang on....
yes... we are there to learn as well... you can't pickle the past, and we should learn from it... after some of us have forgotten what being an archaeologist is..
Another day another WSI?
I would love to debate this - but it can be difficult.
The detectorists have offered to help... It is an option, and we need all the help we can get.... from detectorists, from amateurs, from anyone who spends their time in the field (so to speak)
All help welcome as far as I am concerned, lets collect information (in a formalised and organisaed way - yes) and use it. Are their scatters, are their scatters where before there were none, is the plough going deep? are the fragments smaller or larger fragments, is their a clear plough orientation to the scatters... etc etc...
as to money and who organises.. I would be happy to put up funding if Paul organisises it...
Afer all the aim of us all is to preserve that which we can preserve and record that which we can't, to seek out new sites and new civilisations and to boldly...er hang on....yes... we are there to learn as well... you can't pickle the past, and we should learn from it... after some of us have forgotten what being an archaeologist is..
Quote:quote:The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and potteryPreservation is situ is very important.. but lets not forget why we are here.. to study the past, and with the help of others to learn from the material evidence.
Another day another WSI?