I f there was a referendum on such things most of the people on this 
list would be out of  a job as many in the public see us as 
over-educated, self satisfied leaches frittering their tax dollars on 
luxury projects. A touch of populism if it explains anything of why 
archaeology is important or interesting does no harm especially in the 
current economic climate. Remember hundreds of sites are currently -this 
minute- being bulldozed, plowed (American sp?) out or dug with 
inadequate budgets and resources all over the planet.

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