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Katrin How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity. I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
Bruce Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
I think the closest English equivalent would be 'Down the rabbit hole'. It has one entrance (No, not...
Harma Spring is Coming.
20. Februar 2024
I'm definitely jealous! Mine disapeared except for one pathetic little flower. But the first daffodi...

Archaeology Stuff.

Archaeologists are the only group of scientists who actually destroy their sources when they do research. Really, we do - because you can only dig a site once, and then... it's gone. That is the main reason why we try to leave things in the ground unless a dig becomes really necessary - if it has kept well in its place for a couple of hundred years, it will keep for another fifty or so, and with all the progress in imaging technology, conservation technology and other technology, we'll be able to get much more information out of the site in a few more years than right now.

The fact remains, though, that archaeologists are a destructive bunch of folks. Sometimes even if we cannot dig. Case in point? See the blog "A Life in Fragments", where Matt writes about his studies on the destruction of Bronze Age metalwork.

Less destructive: The Winter Issue of Fornvännen is out (thank you Aardvarchaeology for listing the contents up so nicely!) and it's online, for free. Articles are partly in Swedish and partly in English.
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