11th May 2007, 11:27 AM
Gog, the study of the material aspects of a document and the study of the contents of that document are two very different processes, surely? Are you suggesting that all archaeologists are skilled in palaeography and documentary analysis also?
I'm not trying to be cheeky cos I don't post here very often, but I was curious. And I don't agree with your professors that archaeology is the handmaiden to history. No siree - I think they are very compatible bedfellows... Does anyone else agree, or are historians a waste of time (archaeologically speaking)?
I'm not trying to be cheeky cos I don't post here very often, but I was curious. And I don't agree with your professors that archaeology is the handmaiden to history. No siree - I think they are very compatible bedfellows... Does anyone else agree, or are historians a waste of time (archaeologically speaking)?