Hi there.
I'm not an archaeologist, but i studied classics and had a few friends that did Archaeology modules. As with most subjects, it needs a good teacher to bring it alive, but you can't really plan for that! The people who studied it seemed to enjoy it anyway.
From what they told me, and from what i saw in the taster course, studying Archaeology involves being taught how to decipher the origin, story and history of artifacts, and then being able to relate that back to your wider knowledge of history.
So, e.g. you would be taught how to recognise one type of pottery from another, whether it had burn marks, analyse it's location and condition, and then try to piece facts and subsequently historical evidence together. You would also be taught the process of archaeological digs - how they are done, examples of them in the past, and pretty much everything you'd ever need to know to join a team (usually at a un
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thanks dubthaigh i appreciate the help
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I was thinking of archaeology just today, while trying to read the game docs. As a prospective student of Historic Turning Points, I offer you what I will now (probably at length) argue may be the most outdated sentence ever included in software documentation, and do it without offending anyone! (Except liberals, who know in their hearts they don't count.)
(from the FAQ, section: "Is it bad when they [CEOs] takeover [sic] some of the corporations in my country?")
"In general it is not bad at all. If you make sure your corporations are well developed, other players will have to pay a lot of money for them. The corporations remain in your country and they provide many jobs. They also pay taxes. General Motors in [sic] not owned by the US government but it employs many people and it pays taxes to the government."
Any literate person alive today will have noticed whi
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that is very good lieutenant! lol i give you thumbs up for wierd collegian sounding rambling
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