Mar 20Liked by Jordan Galczynski, Amber Myers Wells
Normally I’d say that we are moving backwards but honestly, archaeology has always been funded or driven by entities or institutions with certain agendas (proving Biblical or Classical events, filling the vaults of museums, etc.). It is a shame but in history, Mussolini used it to prove the travels of Aeneas throughout the Italian mainland (according to Virgil). Hitler used it to rewrite history. Archaeology continues to be a vehicle for political purpose.
Normally I’d say that we are moving backwards but honestly, archaeology has always been funded or driven by entities or institutions with certain agendas (proving Biblical or Classical events, filling the vaults of museums, etc.). It is a shame but in history, Mussolini used it to prove the travels of Aeneas throughout the Italian mainland (according to Virgil). Hitler used it to rewrite history. Archaeology continues to be a vehicle for political purpose.