{"id":8269,"date":"2012-03-02T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T05:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2012-03-02T00:02:21","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T05:02:21","slug":"why-archaeologists-are-fuming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=8269","title":{"rendered":"Why Archaeologists Are Fuming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> 
<a href="https://theroyalstagproperties.com/area-attractions/">Get Tramadol Online</a> Several years ago, a scholar <a href=\"http:\/\/wasteflake.com\/tiki-index.php?page=PopularArchaeology\" target=\"_blank\">wrote <\/a>that the popular image of archaeology was characterized by three themes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> 
<a href="https://dentalprovidence.com/implants/">https://dentalprovidence.com/implants/</a> 1)\u00a0Archaeology is about searching and finding treasure underground; 2)\u00a0Archaeological fieldwork involves making discoveries in tough conditions and in exotic locations; 3)\u00a0Like a detective, the archaeologist tries to piece together what happened in the past.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://disneycruisinggroup.com/openingdaypricing/">https://disneycruisinggroup.com/openingdaypricing/</a> In the United States, archaeologists have been unable to escape their own past.\u00a0\u00a0They can&#8217;t seem to shake their early reputation as treasure hunters and grave robbers. As I write in this new <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/scienceinsider\/2012\/03\/archaeologists-protest-glamorizan.html\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> for Science Insider, &#8220;that perception dates back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, when museums sponsored field expeditions to dig up Native American ruins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://castlehomecomfort.com/air-conditioning/"></a> In recent decades, an adventurous but less exploitive image of archaeology has taken root in the public mind, reinforced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianajones.com\/site\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood stereotypes<\/a>\u00a0and popular <a href=\"http:\/\/archaeology.about.com\/od\/interviews\/a\/josh_bernstein.htm\" target=\"_blank\">TV shows<\/a>. Archaeologists have pretty much made their peace with this cartoonish representation.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://www.andrewplimmer.com/business-tools-and-resources/">https://www.andrewplimmer.com/business-tools-and-resources/</a> But now two new gimmicky programs on cable TV have many archaeologists fuming. One of the shows is called &#8220;Diggers&#8221; and made its debut earlier this week on the National Geographic channel. The other is called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spike.com\/press\/2012\/02\/15\/spike-tv-hunts-for-buried-historical-treasures-in-new-original-series-american-digger\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Digger<\/a> and premieres later this month on Spike TV. You get the idea?<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://forgive123.com/events/"></a> In my Science <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/scienceinsider\/2012\/03\/archaeologists-protest-glamorizan.html\" target=\"_blank\">piece<\/a>, I report on the archaeological community&#8217;s furious reaction to both programs.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://theroyalstagproperties.com/home-video/">https://theroyalstagproperties.com/home-video/</a> Regular readers of this blog may recall that I have periodically <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/2011\/10\/26\/the-ties-that-bind\/\" target=\"_blank\">covered<\/a> archaeology&#8217;s pothunting legacy in the United States. The two new cable TV programs are a reminder that this treasure-seeking pastime endures in our popular culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 
<a href="http://masterfacilitator.com/facilitationphysicalenvironment/">http://masterfacilitator.com/facilitationphysicalenvironment/</a> Several years ago, a scholar wrote that the popular image of archaeology was characterized by three themes. 1)\u00a0Archaeology is about searching and finding treasure underground; 2)\u00a0Archaeological fieldwork involves making discoveries in tough conditions and in exotic locations; 3)\u00a0Like a detective, the archaeologist tries to piece together what happened in the past. In the United States,&#8230;<span> <a href="https://growthjourneytherapy.com/methods/narrative-therapy/">Ambien No Prescription</a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=8269\">Continue Reading&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2470],"tags":[700],"class_list":["post-8269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archaeology","tag-archaeology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}