27th March 2013, 10:07 PM
Wax Wrote:As archaeologists who try and deal with facts we often forget that a lot of our cultural heritage is not factual. There is nothing wrong with exploring cultural heritage, many fictional characters are linked to our landscapes. And at least the archaeology will be done properly. And I see no reason why someone could not put in a HLF bid to explore The links between the fictional Middle Earth and the real British landscape.
The stories places hold are not all interpretations of scientific and factual evidence. I shall now run and hide from the inevitable flak.}
I agree with you, Wax! Lots of fun too.