06-08-2022, 08:29 AM
(06-07-2022, 07:51 PM)Owein Walker Wrote: Unfortunately as soon as money, ego and reputation are involved the worst of human behaviour is often seen, that's my opinion. Having had 30 years experience in construction, I can honestly say there are some very good archaeologists and a few bad apples that ruin it for the others, just like any other group of people.
Like many of us, academics have good intentions, but they are appalling at communication with the public (quite ironic) and the result is what we the public see is often quite appalling. They took the information, did what they thought was right with it ... but they never tell the people who gave the information what they've done with it, so it appears to have gone into a black hole, or worse to have been "stolen".
I live in Scotland, where it is a lot worse, because the SNP don't want people to know about our Roman heritage (not good to admit we were part of the Roman empire like England)or indeed the real history of Scotland (it's all fake Celtic rubbish and victimhood history) ... so it is a lot worse here. Very little funding for any serious Roman archaeology and no funding for serious archaeology that would challenge the fairytale narrative of the SNP.
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
