19th March 2010, 02:33 PM
Can we retitle this 'Theoretical archaeology makes my head hurt'?
OK, taking it bit by bit:
- your first paragraph contradicts itself, you are concerned about a strategy being implemented from above but at the same time admit that the alternative is a potentially disasterous interpretative free for all, thereby suggesting that one persons interpretation/method is more correct than anothers. Perhaps yours?
- next, commercial archaeology is certainly not ideal but it is better than the stuff being bulldozed out of existance, and so lose the all important evidence. There are still 'facts' to be had though, and I can't imagine what fantasy world would allow for a perfect retention of information in all cases - WE ARE DIGGING THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND FOR GOD'S SAKE! I would imagine there are all sorts of ommissions, nothing is perfect.
- I bet your supervisors love you!
- you seem to be confusing 'facts', 'data', and 'interpretation'. They are not the same thing.
- I have no idea what the sub context of data bit is all about.
- I have lost the will to live....
OK, taking it bit by bit:
- your first paragraph contradicts itself, you are concerned about a strategy being implemented from above but at the same time admit that the alternative is a potentially disasterous interpretative free for all, thereby suggesting that one persons interpretation/method is more correct than anothers. Perhaps yours?
- next, commercial archaeology is certainly not ideal but it is better than the stuff being bulldozed out of existance, and so lose the all important evidence. There are still 'facts' to be had though, and I can't imagine what fantasy world would allow for a perfect retention of information in all cases - WE ARE DIGGING THE STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND FOR GOD'S SAKE! I would imagine there are all sorts of ommissions, nothing is perfect.
- I bet your supervisors love you!
- you seem to be confusing 'facts', 'data', and 'interpretation'. They are not the same thing.
- I have no idea what the sub context of data bit is all about.
- I have lost the will to live....