6th November 2010, 02:17 PM
Perhaps what Unit means is that no he can't. and has made a judgement that it is all biased and pointless anyway... nothing quite like making your mind up. And of course this does extend to archaeology in this country. May as well not understand the reasons why priests were buried west to east rather than east to west. best not understand the location and layout of ecclesiastical structures by actually talking to ministers and priests.. God forbid (pun intended) that we should use other methods of understanding within the cozy world of unit archaeology.
I have never built a ROman fort, but am prepared to understand the methods of construction, and if that means talking with people who now build turf structures similar to ramparts, then hell, I may just get an insight into things... we use pottery as a prime dataing and cultural indicator... the insights I got from Maggie (who is a real potter) on a bronze age burial urn, were fascinating, and I would never have come to these conclusions without direct contact in an ethno archaeology way, with a person who knew from living the activities that I was trying to interpret.
Does it ever figure that the Traditional Owners themselves may in some instances feel something about this? perhaps... read this then - the quote is from the article
http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/ar...-australia
I have never built a ROman fort, but am prepared to understand the methods of construction, and if that means talking with people who now build turf structures similar to ramparts, then hell, I may just get an insight into things... we use pottery as a prime dataing and cultural indicator... the insights I got from Maggie (who is a real potter) on a bronze age burial urn, were fascinating, and I would never have come to these conclusions without direct contact in an ethno archaeology way, with a person who knew from living the activities that I was trying to interpret.
Does it ever figure that the Traditional Owners themselves may in some instances feel something about this? perhaps... read this then - the quote is from the article
http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/ar...-australia
Quote:“The land talks to us, through its language and cycles of seasons, plants, animals, gatherings, movement, trade, sharing and respect. By protecting and respecting the spiritual foundations and restoring the land, we are reconnecting to, and healing, our tribal kinship systems, our families and our Law.
Implementing this traditional system in a holistic, educational and management programme, embedded within this Foundation, is the only way to ensure a sustainable future for our culture, our children and our land.” ‘Doc’ Reynolds, Traditional Owner