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Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - BAJR Host - 29th September 2004
After a fun but gruelling Scottish Archaeology Month... it suddently came to me.. their is a fine fine line between treating archaeology as a business and treating it too much like a business. I often thought that I was telling clients that I was there to make sure that they did not find archaeology... and if they did I would make sure that they could work around it - An archaeologist who did not find / want to find archaeology...... is this right!.
BAck in teh 80's and enven the early 90's... it was possible to excite the client with tales of Roman postholes and Viking Wattle fences... you felt as if you were there to discover and find out amazing new things to offer to the public....
Did anyone notice when this stopped?? Am I the only one to think that the fun has gone... and only when you do things like national archaeology weeks/months does a glimmer of the 'way it used to be' come back?
I recently asked a group of diggers if they were enjoying a site....
nah... not really... there's nothing here... but at least the money is good. ---- I pointed out... interesting a number of things which would be of interest... including the why no archaeoilogy on clearly a suitable site... hmmmm yeah I suppose so they collectively shrugged while keeping an eye on the clock and the contract.
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Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - achingknees - 1st October 2004
those young uns eh? BAJR Host, you should have explained 'Zen and the art of archaeological fieldwork'. A long contemplative path with negative watching briefs prepares one for the wonderful zenith of the greatest site yet discovered.
Don't forget yer knee pads - it can be a long, muddy path.
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - BAJR Host - 1st October 2004
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... better now.... spleen vented and stpirit restored.... metal detectorists and archaeologists talking, local groups gathering to form a seminar for county tourism and heritage.... meeting a digger who actually engaged with teh archaeology today and discussed it.... bless em.... knee pads and bitter fruits of labours all round..
BAJR Better Now!![8D]
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - achingknees - 5th October 2004
Some metal detectorists talking, some still shouting...[:0]
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3933773929
...found on UKdetectornet....
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - BAJR Host - 5th October 2004
will have a word!!!
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - drpeterwardle - 7th October 2004
The T shirt mentioned by achingknees has not attracted any bids on ebay. So it could be yours for just 99p!
Peter
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - BAJR Host - 7th October 2004
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - achingknees - 8th October 2004
?3.70 at the mo and a couple of days to go
Who took the Fun out of Archaeology?? - drpeterwardle - 8th October 2004
Also in the same series of T shirts is
"archaeology is a load of old rubbish"
at
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=53021&item=3933682739
and another in a similar vain at
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=53021&item=3933683205
Peter