donald r raab Wrote:
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> Agreed and I really like that insight. Part of the
> probabilities equation is economic. it does not
> exist in isolation. All archeology is basically
> sites and digs being commissioned in some form or
> other on an economic basis. Think of most
> archaeological work being done today depends on
> grants etc. In fact archaeologists work as much
> on grant writing as politicians do raising money.
> Entered into the equation is the liklihood of
> discovery. NO ONE would have jumped to fund a
> search for hobbit as the first order of business.

This isn't archaeology but paleontology, but of course no one would fund a search for a hobbit. Where would you start? Middle England? How can you search for something that if it exists could be anywhere in the world, and when you don't even know if it exists?

Most fossil discoveries start at least with a chance find that is reported and then followed up.




Doug Weller

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