3rd June 2010, 07:33 PM
Cool thread!
Without diving into the philosophy involved, here`s a couple of thoughts....
1. Cretins will use anything thay believe will further their political/emotional needs- the old "we were here first" testicles is but one weapon in a muppets reasoning toolkit (the word "tool" used here deliberately)
2. The processes of archaeology infused with the sciences is perfectly acceptable as proof enough to convict in a court of law. War crimes, crimes against humanity and simple crimes of interpersonal violence have been and continue to be "proven" in national and international courts of law so....yes-archaeology can prove quite a bit.
3. Sadly, with the runaway(and deliberately un-policed) decline in professional standards seen in "professional" archaeology and the almost total lack of competence in "academic" archaeology, I would predict that any judge and jury worth the title would throw out any evidence brought to court by representatives of the two species....in this scenario...no-archaeology couldn`t prove that night follows day.
4. This post is meant to be deliberately provocative and does not necessarily represent the views of the author. Prove it! :face-stir:
Without diving into the philosophy involved, here`s a couple of thoughts....
1. Cretins will use anything thay believe will further their political/emotional needs- the old "we were here first" testicles is but one weapon in a muppets reasoning toolkit (the word "tool" used here deliberately)
2. The processes of archaeology infused with the sciences is perfectly acceptable as proof enough to convict in a court of law. War crimes, crimes against humanity and simple crimes of interpersonal violence have been and continue to be "proven" in national and international courts of law so....yes-archaeology can prove quite a bit.
3. Sadly, with the runaway(and deliberately un-policed) decline in professional standards seen in "professional" archaeology and the almost total lack of competence in "academic" archaeology, I would predict that any judge and jury worth the title would throw out any evidence brought to court by representatives of the two species....in this scenario...no-archaeology couldn`t prove that night follows day.
4. This post is meant to be deliberately provocative and does not necessarily represent the views of the author. Prove it! :face-stir: