19th March 2011, 12:56 AM
Archaeology matters because
It is away of understanding our direct physical environment, it enables us to read the evidence encapsulated in that environment and tell the stories of the people who created it.
Without archaeology that environment is thoughtlessly destroyed and the complex evidence it contains is lost and with it the stories it holds.
The job of all archaeologists is to tell those stories
We have no other purpose and stories are what makes us human. In all societies story tellers are important whether it is a famous film director or the local character down the pub
It is away of understanding our direct physical environment, it enables us to read the evidence encapsulated in that environment and tell the stories of the people who created it.
Without archaeology that environment is thoughtlessly destroyed and the complex evidence it contains is lost and with it the stories it holds.
The job of all archaeologists is to tell those stories
We have no other purpose and stories are what makes us human. In all societies story tellers are important whether it is a famous film director or the local character down the pub