20th March 2011, 07:33 PM
Had a (very brief) exchange with the parents about this subject. I started by asking them "Do you think archaeology is important?" Dad maintained a tactful silence. Mum's response was "Yes because it fires your imagination and makes you think more analytically." I'm not convinced they understood the reason for the question, but at that point the conversation moved to something else and that's all I got.
So my suggestion is to set the scene rather better than I did before asking the question, otherwise the answer is going to be less than illuminating. That's if you can keep their attention for longer than I managed.
Onwards and sideways...
So my suggestion is to set the scene rather better than I did before asking the question, otherwise the answer is going to be less than illuminating. That's if you can keep their attention for longer than I managed.
Onwards and sideways...