22nd September 2010, 02:52 PM
Unitof1 Wrote:Are you looking for an historians opinion or an archaeologists?
I'm not interested in either an historians or archaeologists opinion. You stated that something found out of context has no historical / archaeological value and that any museum that buys such an item should be held in contempt by Archaeologists. Therefore every museum in the land should be held in contempt by Archaeologists, despite the fact that museums, which are for the most part funded by the public are showing them what they want to see.
Or would you rather museums display grotty pot sherds and flint flakes that have been found in a given context as these have more ''value'' ?