Mellon Man Posted July 21, 2019 #51 Share Posted July 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kenemet said: (insert very skeptical and somewhat offended tone) ...and you know this... HOW? (asking for an archaeologist... and an archaeologist's dig crew member (me)) Because I am an archaeologist. Archaeology is pure interpretation. If you are a 'crew member' you should know this. May I ask what is your role within your unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted July 21, 2019 #52 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Mellon Man said: Because I am an archaeologist. Archaeology is pure interpretation. If you are a 'crew member' you should know this. May I ask what is your role within your unit? I'm a part-time shovelbum. What digs have you been involved with? I recently did the Palo Duro Canyon one with TAS. What's your specialty? Edited July 21, 2019 by Kenemet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellon Man Posted July 21, 2019 #53 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kenemet said: I'm a part-time shovelbum. What digs have you been involved with? I recently did the Palo Duro Canyon one with TAS. What's your specialty? Are you attached as a volunteer? I would expect you to at least have done some context sheets. Can you please explain how you fill one out without personal interpretation. I am shocked that a Part-Time 'shovelbum' either dont know or dont understand why and how archaeology is based on interpretation. Addition: Several, my most recent, which I just returned from today, involved an excavation of a prehistoric round mound. As to my specialities, I would rather keep them private and not public. But several users on this forum know of them. Edited July 21, 2019 by Mellon Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted July 22, 2019 #54 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Mellon Man said: Are you attached as a volunteer? I would expect you to at least have done some context sheets. Can you please explain how you fill one out without personal interpretation. I am shocked that a Part-Time 'shovelbum' either dont know or dont understand why and how archaeology is based on interpretation. I see from other interactions that we're not communicating well. At this point, I understand that what you mean by "interpretation" is not what I originally thought and apologize that I took offense at what seemed to be a dismissal of good technique and scholarship and research with a "interpretive (i.e., "channeling") approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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