That's my childhood.Dirty Hipsters said:What do I think about archeology?
Does anyone think about anything else when archeology is mentioned?
The Temple of Doom scared me more than Alien ever did. I saw them both when I was 9 or younger.
What do you think about archaeology?
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The Temple of Doom scared me more than Alien ever did. I saw them both when I was 9 or younger.
Just keep digging, just keep digging! Digging, digging, digging!
I generally view it in a positive light. People say it's pretty boring, which may be true in some views, but I like the finding of big things and even the little bits no one seems to care about, like what kind of crockery was used way back when. I go to museums to see that stuff. I find that interesting god flap-jacks damn it!
I generally view it in a positive light. People say it's pretty boring, which may be true in some views, but I like the finding of big things and even the little bits no one seems to care about, like what kind of crockery was used way back when. I go to museums to see that stuff. I find that interesting god flap-jacks damn it!
Those movies almost made me go into archeology. I still understood that isn't what real archeology is about, but I figured having the same profession as Indiana Jones would be cool enough.Dirty Hipsters said:What do I think about archeology?
Does anyone think about anything else when archeology is mentioned?
Hooray! I'm not the only one with a degree in it anymore! Happy Dance Time!PainInTheAssInternet said:
I have only been on one dig, though.
Being female really limits your prospects, especially when your field of expertise is currently the hotbed for civil war, political strife and military coupes.
I have no issues with you people, I'll let you live. You're welcome.
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Why would anyone crack a skull?
No really, WHY?
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Da fuck?Brutal Peanut said:Just keep digging, just keep digging! Digging, digging, digging!
Why would anyone crack a skull?
No really, WHY?
Because Buster Bluth is an idiot, but you know,..there will always be money in the banana stand.blackrave said:Da fuck?Brutal Peanut said:Just keep digging, just keep digging! Digging, digging, digging!
Why would anyone crack a skull?
No really, WHY?
[small]It's from Arrested Development.[/small]
I'm similar to the previous poster. One can't love history without being fond of archaeology. The more we know about history, the better we know ourselves.
Actually, yes.Dirty Hipsters said:
Seriously, though, my father was quick to inform me what Archaeology really was, so I never really associated either with it.
Also, understanding out past? I can't see anything wrong with that.
But nowhere near as fun.Jasper van Heycop said:I view it in a positive light, due to being a history buff. I think there is more chance we'll discover answers when we look at our ancestors then out in space. Brushes and pickaxes are also a lot cheaper than satellites and drones
Also, the kind of answers we discover are different, so I'd say apples to oranges.
Unless Daniel Jackson actually was right, there's a lot of scientific answers to be found in space and the pursut of space that cannot be found by any amount of digging.
That doesn't invalidate history or archaeology more specifically, but it's important to not think of things as either/or.
It's important, as it is one way to rediscover and record the cultural heritage of our species. If nothing else to inspire our future.
I can imagine that it's a rather slow process on the field, though. And pays rather poorly. I've heard it's better to pursue it as an interest than a full time job.
I can imagine that it's a rather slow process on the field, though. And pays rather poorly. I've heard it's better to pursue it as an interest than a full time job.
Old Mesopotamia, by any chance? That must be rather irritating, I can imagine. I've always found it oddly petty when nations and factions won't leave the people armed only with brushes and suncream in peace.Alorxico said:Hooray! I'm not the only one with a degree in it anymore! Happy Dance Time!PainInTheAssInternet said:
I have only been on one dig, though.
As one who is fascinated by history, I like archaeology, simply for the sheer amount of learning that's possible, to be able to recover lost knowledge and remnants of forgotten times.
Although I many not be patient enough to do it (I mean, I can put in time, I've just never tried it), I can appreciate what they do, to seek our our past.
After all, millions of people have lived before us, and died namelessly, their stories forgotten and their bodies buried without a stone: is it not our place to find out whom they were, and honor their lives, just as ancestors will do for us? To find out how they lived, and what they did, to better explore the path of how we came to the present? It is a rather strong effect to realize that, for every ancient body we find, we must remember that they were once people like us.
Although I many not be patient enough to do it (I mean, I can put in time, I've just never tried it), I can appreciate what they do, to seek our our past.
After all, millions of people have lived before us, and died namelessly, their stories forgotten and their bodies buried without a stone: is it not our place to find out whom they were, and honor their lives, just as ancestors will do for us? To find out how they lived, and what they did, to better explore the path of how we came to the present? It is a rather strong effect to realize that, for every ancient body we find, we must remember that they were once people like us.
Part of it is good, I love learning about history but I think when it comes to the dead they should be left in peace. Take for example mummies who were taken from their resting places and put in museums, seems highly disrespectful especially given all the people they worked to death to make the pyramids. I would say all of them should be returned to where they were found, we learned what we needed now put them back.
The biggest job that museums do is to stop things being stolen. There is a massive black market in antiquities and leaving mummies in their tombs just means they would stolen and never seen again. In the recent turmoil in Egypt, the main museums were plundered and thousands of items were stolen. They was also mass illegal diggings on known sites in search of items for sale.Xan Krieger said:
Its now thought that the Pyramids were not built by slave labour and yes people died in the construction but at no higher rate than the rest of the population. A Mummy never has been found in a pyramid, they were probably stolen in antiquity. Powered mummy was popular ingredient in medicine in Hellenistic and Roman period.
Not sure where a moral issue would be regarding archaeology in general - maybe digging up actual graves, which can be part of archaeology, but that's only a part of the field not the entire field. As for how useful it is... I think it's worthwhile, but in the grand scheme of things it's not that useful. I wouldn't discourage anyone from entering the field, nor diminish their accomplishments within the field, I just don't see it as being a useful field of study.PainInTheAssInternet said:
Don't get me wrong - I love watching History channel and National Geographic channel documentaries about ancient civilizations (REAL ones, not Ancient Aliens). I find it fascinating to see how scientists think ancient people lived. I love hearing about the amazing things they were able to do. I just don't see it having an impact on our day to day lives.
Actually one of the most recent developments in the field of archaeology is the use of satellites. Basically they are using technology that was developed for looking for soviet bunkers in the 70s to look for buried structures and thus finding new dig sites.Jasper van Heycop said:I view it in a positive light, due to being a history buff. I think there is more chance we'll discover answers when we look at our ancestors then out in space. Brushes and pickaxes are also a lot cheaper than satellites and drones
I'm a bit of a history junkie so I find Archaeology to be a very fascinating field of study. To discover how people lived, especially in civilizations that have no written records, is an exciting little window into the past.
If I had any skill in the more advanced aspects of math I would definitely have chosen Archaeology as a field. Either that or paleontology.
If I had any skill in the more advanced aspects of math I would definitely have chosen Archaeology as a field. Either that or paleontology.