14th November 2006, 05:26 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by wombat
Come on, where have all the Romanists gone? Is the archaeological profession still on some kind of post-imperialist guilt trip that refuses to acknowledge anything resembing an empire? Roman archaeology is the best. Every now and then it gives you just a hint of something a bit more exciting to dig than another post hole.
The Romans?
What could possibly be more exciting than thousands of pieces of broken brick and roof tile?
(Yeah OK - apologies to Tile Man before he rings me up)