11th February 2009, 03:14 PM
Cheers Steven,
I was obviously being a bit silly with the example I gave, but my point is that it is very difficult to reinterpret archaeological material (be it bones, pot, lithics or whatever) without being able to access that material. Records and photos are only as good as the person making the record, never mind any future analytical approaches that may be developed.
Edit- one too many futures
?He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself?
Chinese Proverb
I was obviously being a bit silly with the example I gave, but my point is that it is very difficult to reinterpret archaeological material (be it bones, pot, lithics or whatever) without being able to access that material. Records and photos are only as good as the person making the record, never mind any future analytical approaches that may be developed.
Edit- one too many futures
?He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself?
Chinese Proverb