4th June 2006, 11:48 AM
Despite my fecetious earlier post, I normally try to be respectful and informative to members of the public regardless of the level of ignorance on display. I think most archs are the same. Despite this, in 10 years in the job I've not noticed an appreciable increase in public knowledge about the basics of how archaeology is set up in the UK. Hell, I can't even get my family to undertstand that my job is entirely based on the polluter pays principle and is professional and not taxpayer funded, amateur or dilletante stuff.
I think Archaeology has utterly failed to accurately portray itself. I woder if playing to the old fashioned views of archaeology just sells better, and we would get much less public sympathy/support if the media accurately represented the profession.
I think Archaeology has utterly failed to accurately portray itself. I woder if playing to the old fashioned views of archaeology just sells better, and we would get much less public sympathy/support if the media accurately represented the profession.