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As an archaeologist, considering time is a key element in my research. At times I wonder if being referred to as a chronologist would be a more apt description.
Iâm conscious that a deadline is upon me, but that my brain wonât play academic ball... (1)
Iâm conscious that a deadline is upon me, but that my brain wonât play academic ball... (1)
(2) in considering artefacts, the oneâs considered most appropriate for display, to be gazed upon, are those which are âpristine, unmarked by the passage of timeâ (Lucas 2005, 127).
Are any of us truly pristine, unblemished by time? ...
Are any of us truly pristine, unblemished by time? ...
(3)Today would have been my dadâs birthday. He passed away nearly 31 years ago. So long ago that sometimes it feels like he wasnât real, that I imagined him. I donât remember his voice, his face...I only remember the warmth of his hands. If I excavate him will I remember more...
(4)Easily? Will he be more real to me?
âNow felt like then. And then felt like now. Pain as time travelâ @hackneymarshman 2018.
Maybe thatâs why I became an archaeologist, to recover him in some way? But if I become an artefact in a future museum could the conservators remove...
âNow felt like then. And then felt like now. Pain as time travelâ @hackneymarshman 2018.
Maybe thatâs why I became an archaeologist, to recover him in some way? But if I become an artefact in a future museum could the conservators remove...
(5) the tarnishes and blemishes created through grief?
Sometimes it feels like Iâm outside of time because I donât want my past to grow ever fainter. But as @simon_sellars wrote âthe clock has stopped, but it will be possible for the boy to start it up againâ...
Sometimes it feels like Iâm outside of time because I donât want my past to grow ever fainter. But as @simon_sellars wrote âthe clock has stopped, but it will be possible for the boy to start it up againâ...
(6) I think itâs time for me to start the clock again and, for myself, to only look forwards as âperhaps this is a good thingâ @hackneymarshman 2018.
Sorry if this thread was a bit heavy, but these are things Iâve been considering for sometime and itâs a good thing to vent them
Sorry if this thread was a bit heavy, but these are things Iâve been considering for sometime and itâs a good thing to vent them
