20th September 2013, 10:57 PM
Does this mean that because I want to know the answers to a lot of questions, and at least part of the answers are buried in the ground around me, but those answers won't be there for, in some cases, very long at all, I kinda agree with Unit?
The issue of dodgy interpretation has been raised. Does this really matter? It's the primary data that's important. In the form of archaeology in the ground that primary data is vulnerable and disappearing. If it is excavated and recorded as best we can with our current technologies then at least a facsimile of that data is available for interpretation in the future. And lets face it, interpretation is just that, and will change over time as new data comes forth.
The issue of dodgy interpretation has been raised. Does this really matter? It's the primary data that's important. In the form of archaeology in the ground that primary data is vulnerable and disappearing. If it is excavated and recorded as best we can with our current technologies then at least a facsimile of that data is available for interpretation in the future. And lets face it, interpretation is just that, and will change over time as new data comes forth.