13th February 2012, 01:04 PM
Wax Wrote:I enjoy a good story as much as anyone and indeed there is a place for the imaginative flights that archaeology inspires. But there is a world of difference between fiction and a sound archaeological theory. It is the boundaries between the two that need to be defined. A good story teller imbues the story with their own personality should the archaeologist being doing this ?
No, I agree, archaeologists shouldn't be doing this. That Robert Langdon guy seems pretty wild.. I think theres a difference between him and our megalith archer. The archer just seems to be a more naive amateur who would benefit from a good long chat about what solid information is out there. I get the sense he watched Avatar and saw that as a paradigm for our neolithic brethren. Langdon clearly changed his name to sell his tome of insanity.
[/QUOTE]I do wonder if the critical abilities to tell fact from fiction are being lost as we are bombarded by electronic media that is indescriminate with the information it hurls at us.[/QUOTE]
Agreed, if only there were a way to make scholarly publications more accessible to the non-university affiliated public...