31st December 2012, 12:24 PM
pdurdin Wrote:[/FONT][/COLOR]
I don't think it's so much about "whatever occupies our interest" as "this topic is saturating the media so it readily comes to mind as a possible interpretation for evidence recovered through archaeology." Archaeologists will, to a certain degree, always interpret the evidence based on what they know and are thinking about, but so long as they're not applying an interpretation that isn't supported by the evidence, what does it matter? If they're doing the job right, then the evidence will be recorded for alternate interpretations anyway.
This part's just rubbish.
The problem really lies with the media reporting (and possibly whoever writes the press releases).
much sense here p durdin but i would contend that the problem, if indeed there is a problem, is all ours. if we dont tell the best story possible then we should expect others to distort it for their own ends. ther is no use in saying that the majority of our work is boring, which it is, unless we expend a little more time and effort in showing why it is relevant. you cant blame the media for our own failings - they are just the media
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers