24th January 2007, 07:44 AM
The reason why older archaeologists tend to be more dedicated is that less dedicated archaeologists tend to leave the profession.
Nothing new under the sun, as Dr P points out.
This poem (written in the thirties I believe) was once quoted on Britarch. I have forgotten the name of the guilty subject or the site:
"There was an old fool, as a feeler,
Who nervously said to me, 'Keeler,
Must we write up the lot,
Of the stuff that we've got?
Let's take it all down to a dealer."
(Apologies if I've mis-recollected.)
'In the busy market there are fortunes to be won and lost, but in the cherry orchard there is peace'.
Chinese proverb
Nothing new under the sun, as Dr P points out.
This poem (written in the thirties I believe) was once quoted on Britarch. I have forgotten the name of the guilty subject or the site:
"There was an old fool, as a feeler,
Who nervously said to me, 'Keeler,
Must we write up the lot,
Of the stuff that we've got?
Let's take it all down to a dealer."
(Apologies if I've mis-recollected.)
'In the busy market there are fortunes to be won and lost, but in the cherry orchard there is peace'.
Chinese proverb