11th October 2011, 11:30 PM
Probably best posted to "Is archaeology a science" thread, but since we're considering the usage of subjective terms like "Romano-British" and archaeology, as pointed out, archaeology is subjective. Archaeology uses scientific methods, but by no means in it's own right would I consider it a science. The problem for me lays in reconstructing a testable hypothesis. As we all know, how do you recreate an excavation where it can independently be verified by our colleagues?
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