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I doubt it has much to do coordinated efforts to achieve globally optimum results, and more to do with practicalities of where researchers are located, what sor
by jamesrcole 9y ago
I doubt it has much to do coordinated efforts to achieve globally optimum results, and more to do with practicalities of where researchers are located, what sort of funding is available and the like.
- njarboe 9y agoOf course what an archeologist studies in due to the interaction on many different drivers, but a main one is novelty of the find. Find one good site and an archeologist can support a career studying it. Exploring new places and discovering unique artifacts is at the heart of the myth of the archeologist. Indian Jones, King Tuts tomb, etc.
- jamesrcole 9y agoI agree, but I think that kind of factor is very different to what the comment I was replying to was talking of, in "because distributing our efforts over different areas gives us a broader view of history" as if it was some sort of co-ordination with the goal of creating a broader view. What you're talking about is an individual seeking novelty.