Archaeological Controversies

It seems that this research field is not without its issues. This is due partially, or even a majority of the time, to differing opinions on different discoveries. However, it is not always different opinions that create these controversies but the decisions some archaeologists make. For example, the upcoming link has one example of thisContinue reading “Archaeological Controversies”

A Bad Philosophy

This has to do with archaeological thinking and how archaeologists conduct their excavations. It is a pet peeve for us and we may have written about this previously, yet it deserves another post. The article that ‘triggered’ opur pet peeve is: Why Do Archaeologists Rebury Their Excavations? The practice helps preserve the site for futureContinue reading “A Bad Philosophy”

Ancient Vs. Modern Technology

As you can see from this series of articles on ancient technology, the ancient civilizations were not mere knuckle-dragging, cave-dwelling idiots who were afraid of fire. They were very intelligent people for the most part. We are not saying that the entire populations of these ancient societies were very intelligent. But just like in theContinue reading “Ancient Vs. Modern Technology”

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