tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post1907140622445681018..comments2024-03-18T05:08:29.201-07:00Comments on Publishing Archaeology: Is there archaeology in Pasteur's quadrant?Michael E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-80984118681691341212011-05-20T16:56:46.008-07:002011-05-20T16:56:46.008-07:00I would say that quite a bit of "salvage arch...I would say that quite a bit of "salvage archaeology" falls in Pasteur's quadrant.Matt Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628932289298712134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-39354471891578697832011-05-19T18:04:12.368-07:002011-05-19T18:04:12.368-07:00Did anyone else wonder how many archaeologists end...Did anyone else wonder how many archaeologists end up doing work in the low-low quadrant?Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-69339568226550807652011-05-19T12:28:16.690-07:002011-05-19T12:28:16.690-07:00@Johan - I am an "agnostic" on this ques...@Johan - I am an "agnostic" on this question of the value of archaeological results for future solutions. If some people don't make serious efforts, though, we will never know whether this kind of approach is valuable. Superficial comparisons are all too easy, and we need serious efforts. But regardless of whether these things pay off for contemporary relevance, they help archaeologists understand our data about the past more fully. Also, I see a level of clear relevance for a broader understanding of premodern cities in general, apart from whether contemporary cities are comparable or not.Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-40287402310451840772011-05-19T11:47:32.194-07:002011-05-19T11:47:32.194-07:00Interesting post. It is undoubtedly a good way to ...Interesting post. It is undoubtedly a good way to place one's research in Pasteur's quadrant. I did so with my current project on caves and climate change and received funding from eleven different funds. The difference with my position in this quadrant compared to many others is that I am quite sceptical that we can learn that much from the past for future solutions (like that proposed by Sinclair, Isendahl, etc.). It is well intended research but there are too many complexities between past agricultural practices and its modern readaptation. A long-term perspective of the effects of urbanism is good but apart from the "news" that people practiced farming in the cities I don't see the value of these results for our current problems. Are they worth the money invested?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com