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Museum of London Arcaeology, excavating in Cambridgeshire. i keep thinking of the Duke’s of Hazard when they go over the state border, to escape the police. I

Museum of London Arcaeology, excavating in Cambridgeshire. i keep thinking of the Duke’s of Hazard when they go over the state border, to escape the police. I guess archaeologists don’t have so many turf wars.

apercu 2y ago
I know almost nothing about archaeology, and what little I do know mostly comes from Time Team (a British show). But, what I understand is that archaeology requires multidisciplinary approach, bringing together experts from various specialties to work on a single project. Which often means collaborating with people outside ones region or organization. Especially complex archaeology like the Uk (pre-historic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Anglo Saxon, Medieval, etc.) But again, what I don't know about this topic would fill volumes.....
- stevula 2y ago
  Technically the British Iron and Bronze Ages are prehistoric since British recorded history begins with the Roman conquest in 43 AC.
  - apercu 2y ago
    I knew I would be called on that, lol. You're correct. I think I initially was going to write paleo/mesolithic but couldn't remember how to spell mesolithic.
  - ralferoo 2y ago
    I guess you might be technically correct with that date being the official cut-off for pre-history, but the Romans who recorded successfully invading in 43 AD also recorded unsuccessful invasion attempts in 55 and 54 BC, so it's not entirely true to say that's the start of British recorded history. I also think it's funny that Schama's History of Britain Volume 1 is titled "3000 BC - AD 1603" and yet only has 6 pages of information for before 55 BC, and certainly nothing specific date-wise that would justify choosing 3000 BC over any other random year.
throwup238 2y ago
> I guess archaeologists don’t have so many turf wars. There isn't a lot of funding to go around in archaeology. They fight so hard over the grants that there's no energy to left for turf wars.

apercu 2y ago

I know almost nothing about archaeology, and what little I do know mostly comes from Time Team (a British show). But, what I understand is that archaeology requires multidisciplinary approach, bringing together experts from various specialties to work on a single project. Which often means collaborating with people outside ones region or organization. Especially complex archaeology like the Uk (pre-historic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Anglo Saxon, Medieval, etc.) But again, what I don't know about this topic would fill volumes.....

stevula 2y ago
Technically the British Iron and Bronze Ages are prehistoric since British recorded history begins with the Roman conquest in 43 AC.
- apercu 2y ago
  I knew I would be called on that, lol. You're correct. I think I initially was going to write paleo/mesolithic but couldn't remember how to spell mesolithic.
- ralferoo 2y ago
  I guess you might be technically correct with that date being the official cut-off for pre-history, but the Romans who recorded successfully invading in 43 AD also recorded unsuccessful invasion attempts in 55 and 54 BC, so it's not entirely true to say that's the start of British recorded history. I also think it's funny that Schama's History of Britain Volume 1 is titled "3000 BC - AD 1603" and yet only has 6 pages of information for before 55 BC, and certainly nothing specific date-wise that would justify choosing 3000 BC over any other random year.

throwup238 2y ago

> I guess archaeologists don’t have so many turf wars. There isn't a lot of funding to go around in archaeology. They fight so hard over the grants that there's no energy to left for turf wars.