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An open letter to archaeologists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2015

Extract

This letter had its origin in an after-dinner discussion with fellow-scientists, in which the trials of working with archaeologists were ruefully compared in full and horrendous detail. Being the only one present with formal training in archaeology as well as in science, I found myself to some extent playing the role of devil’s advocate, but it still seemed to me regrettable that while the scientists were making genuine efforts to understand and illuminate archaeological problems, many archaeologists make little effort to understand the limitations and difficulties of scientific techniques.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1973

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