tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post7661642650944636076..comments2024-03-18T05:08:29.201-07:00Comments on Publishing Archaeology: Keeping archaeology safre from vampires, dung, and twisted animal bladdersMichael E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-38334271618728178832013-05-22T08:22:19.889-07:002013-05-22T08:22:19.889-07:00I enjoyed the post!I enjoyed the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-37357217345409229742013-05-01T21:38:08.535-07:002013-05-01T21:38:08.535-07:00Mike, great fun. I just tweated this.
(Peter Turch...Mike, great fun. I just tweated this.<br />(Peter Turchin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-41183849254687997092013-04-28T09:50:04.054-07:002013-04-28T09:50:04.054-07:00Well, this just shows that Jason is hipper than I ...Well, this just shows that Jason is hipper than I am. But I'm sure the reaction of the journal would be the same if we had chosen zombies over vampires for our comparison. And they are right - if we come off sounding like kooks, then Jane Jacobs idolizers would be more likely to dismiss our argument. We need to sound like solid empirical scholars, judicious and unbiased, given the fact that the Jacobs myth is perpetuated by people who tend to disrespect archaeology from the start.<br /><br />But in choosing the name of a popular article, or a blog entry, then sensationalist and bizarre terms and concepts are in order. Maybe I should go figure out what "demonology" means and exploit that phrase!Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-82252137576510084792013-04-28T09:27:44.839-07:002013-04-28T09:27:44.839-07:00Strange to go for vampires when zombies are more p...Strange to go for vampires when zombies are more popular these days, as in the term 'zombie economics' that goes around a lot (see the work of John Quiggin who wrote a book with that title).Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-33164659297393995732013-04-28T00:51:31.100-07:002013-04-28T00:51:31.100-07:00Since this internal debate has become a matter of ...Since this internal debate has become a matter of public record, let that record state that I was in favor of zombies over vampires!<br /><br />In a reply to critical comments on his 1994 <i>Current Anthropology</i> article that included this "manuring hypothesis," Tony Wilkinson suggested that it "perhaps should have been entitled, 'No Turd Unstoned.'" If Tony can get "turd" into <i>CA</i>, we should have our vampires.Jason Urhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979363157815514128noreply@blogger.com