27th January 2010, 11:43 AM
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i am increasingly thinking that the quality and value of archaeological work lies at the heaqrt of this - were the resilts of good archaeological research lead, i think maybe the rest will follow.
at present there is a significnat ammount of poor quality primary archaeological work being conducted (for multiple reasons) - there has been (in my experience) very little accpetance of new methods, theories, practices, interpretaions or basic outlook in the last 10 years by 'commercial' units.
there is an even greater body of work which overall can only (in my opionion) be described as mediocer.
The Bad Apples are are perpetuating this with poor leadership, lack of informed technical knowledge of the subject, and by philosophical baggage more appropriate to a utilities service than a genuine interlectual, cultural and scientific endevour.
Expunge these Saggy Old Fruits - they have already spread there contagation to those closest to them in the barrel -these fresh looking shineys full of self-worth and self-esteem are also dry and crumbley benaeth the skin
- even better kick down the barrel and start again...
i am increasingly thinking that the quality and value of archaeological work lies at the heaqrt of this - were the resilts of good archaeological research lead, i think maybe the rest will follow.
at present there is a significnat ammount of poor quality primary archaeological work being conducted (for multiple reasons) - there has been (in my experience) very little accpetance of new methods, theories, practices, interpretaions or basic outlook in the last 10 years by 'commercial' units.
there is an even greater body of work which overall can only (in my opionion) be described as mediocer.
The Bad Apples are are perpetuating this with poor leadership, lack of informed technical knowledge of the subject, and by philosophical baggage more appropriate to a utilities service than a genuine interlectual, cultural and scientific endevour.
Expunge these Saggy Old Fruits - they have already spread there contagation to those closest to them in the barrel -these fresh looking shineys full of self-worth and self-esteem are also dry and crumbley benaeth the skin
- even better kick down the barrel and start again...