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Photo Pages: Kilvaxter souterrain - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Submitted by LizH on Tuesday, 30 August 2005 Page Views: 5003
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Re: Kilvaxter souterrain (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 July 2006 | You shouldn't really use the term fogou in relation to Scottish souterrains, earthhouses or eirde hooses. Thats an altogether different naming tradition and while us archaeologists have been guilty of assuming that they are all of similar date and function and call them souterrains, thaey may in fact be the result of very separate building traditions across later prehistoric Britain. The Northern Isles souterrains of Scotland, for instance, are now yielding material that suggests they may be the earliest of them all- dating to the late Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age.
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Wednesday, 05 July 2006
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Yes, I agree but it would make absolutely no sense to split them into two parallel site categories. It would just confuse people. |
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by Anonymous on Thursday, 06 July 2006 | I think the use of "just confuse people" is a wee bit patronising- I'm a person and I know the difference, I am also an archaeologist admittedly, but there are plenty of clever people out there who can take in complexity.
We will never raise the level of public awareness and debate about archaeology (witness the same tired formula in TV archaeology such as Time Team) if we can't trust the public to understand complex issues. Admitting that there are possible problems with the way archaeologists have classified their material in the past is the first step to letting the public know that archaeology is alive as an academic pursuit. Too many members of the public think that everything has already been sorted out and so anything we discover or excavate only further adds to our established framework, when in fact that very framework is up for grabs. It's academically healthy to challenge our own preconceptions as well as those of the rest of the public.
However, I do appreciate that you are providing a certain level of coverage of archaeology- and I have enjoyed your great images of archaeology. I wish you luck in the future.
Martin, Orkney |
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