9th November 2008, 10:59 AM
Its an interesting ethical issue.
I was talking with a famous pottery specialist yesterday, and one thing that came up was knowing what is and is not important... out of ten binbags worth of pottery.. only 7 sherds were relevant.. the rest were junk.. but then, he knew which ones were important.
That said, if you don't pick them up, then they will be lost forever.. as they are destroyed. The whole thing comes down to context.. and you also have to consider, if everyone picks up a few sherds.. then one day there will be no more... on the other hand... if you don't...
This could be one for a poll....! :face-thinks:
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers
I was talking with a famous pottery specialist yesterday, and one thing that came up was knowing what is and is not important... out of ten binbags worth of pottery.. only 7 sherds were relevant.. the rest were junk.. but then, he knew which ones were important.
That said, if you don't pick them up, then they will be lost forever.. as they are destroyed. The whole thing comes down to context.. and you also have to consider, if everyone picks up a few sherds.. then one day there will be no more... on the other hand... if you don't...
This could be one for a poll....! :face-thinks:
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers