Re: France's earliest winery found

On Jul 24, 3:13 am, Hayabusa <peregr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:27:48 -0700, Jack Linthicum

<jacklinthi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wouldn't be easier to just say "I don't agree with anything anyone
else writes on any subject" and leave it at that?

Jack, as much as I think Uwe is taking his scepticism a bit too far at
times, I still appreciate his comments because it shows me how else
one is able to think about these topics. I do not agree with him on
everything (he and I did have our private exchanges on methodology).
But nonetheless, it is too easy in a discussion of archaeology to
build a trap for yourself and fall in it; at least it helps to be
aware of this possibility. I do think that conclusions on the
nonmaterial cultural background can be taken farther than Uwe is
willing to go, he sticks too close to the purely material, but that's
his style. It is not a bad one, as long as we can differ.

Hayabusa

The whole concept of drinking and feasting is now a major part of the
archaeological scene, Uwe thinks the hardware that can be dug up is
the important part and I think the food and drink is more important.
If the feast in Massalia uses local food and wine it has less
importance for the ability to see the trade behind the feast than if
the food is from Spain and the wine from Greece.

The five foot krater is a typical object of awe, but we have no idea
why it was there and how it was used.

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