20th March 2014, 10:33 AM
GnomeKing Wrote:especialy in the lithosphere-biosphere interaction zone (where archaeologists most commonly reside)
Is that a fancy new word for "the pub", then? :o)
Harris certainly isn't a god (at least in other folks' minds...), but his publication of applied common logic still has merit. The problem comes when we stop applying common sense during the process and try to stick to "derived" procedural rules simply because they are written down. After all, the thrust of a matrix is that things can be placed in some semblance of sequence, depending on sufficient evidence, and not some fixed set of detailed rules. If things are equivocal, then you need to get creative and indicate it on the matrix instead of trying to "force" the contexts into a spurious but tidy linear hierarchy. It's this continuous application of common sense (which ain't nearly common enough...) that tends to get overlooked.