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> they are afraid to say what is right in front of them. So what is it the archeologist see which they don't dare say?

• ncmncm 6y ago
  Anywhere it would start a turf war, where the other side is well dug in. An example is Egyptian early history, where disagreeing with the head of antiquities in Egypt could interfere with your access to sites. Thus, although the evidence for who did what and when, in the case of the oldest constructions, is very, very thin, it is risky to suggest alternative scenarios. Notably, surface luminance testing has been done to a very limited degree, suggesting the big pyramids might be 500 years older than is assumed, but tests have not since been followed up. Similarly, early Chinese history, where there is an official government timeline that differs from evidence, and being seen to disagree could even interfere with crossing the border, which would make it hard to remain a sinologist. Probably any young archaeologist could identify a dozen other examples. People like to pat themselves on the back when somebody is finally vindicated decades after their career has been blighted, but for each such case there have to be several that die with their evidence just forgotten.
• darkhorse13 6y ago
  The other commenter has given better examples than I could have. If you are genuinely curious about these things, I recommend watching this video with an open mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrTCYMFUbg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrTCYMFUbg