8th August 2012, 12:45 PM
I don't think that CBBC are striving for documentary accuracy first and foremost in Dennis and Gnasher but they aren't the only ones to use this kind of shorthand. I recall an episode of The Bill where the discovery of a plague pit stopped a development and the local archaeologist (the 'Professor' from the local museum - not sure which one that would be for Sun Hill) was pictured in a trench wearing a tweed jacket, bow tie and examining a human long bone through a magnifying glass!
On the matter of all archaeologists being evil though, I think Wax makes an interesting point but there is a deeper distrust of a concern with the past amongst some people. I'm writing a paper on just this subject for TAG. It's my contention that there are groups of people who really don't like the past and the reasons for that are deep-rooted, genuine and nothing to do with a lack of effort on the part of archaeologists.
On the matter of all archaeologists being evil though, I think Wax makes an interesting point but there is a deeper distrust of a concern with the past amongst some people. I'm writing a paper on just this subject for TAG. It's my contention that there are groups of people who really don't like the past and the reasons for that are deep-rooted, genuine and nothing to do with a lack of effort on the part of archaeologists.