<HTML>Hi Anthony
>>If you think of Graham as the "commercial" for ancient history... the teaser... the advertisement with a cleverly worded disclaimer ("I am not a scientist... I am an author")... then his work has done ENORMOUS good. It has brought people from all over the world together to observe, discuss, and discover new theories... new technologies... and new understandings of the ancient peoples of this planet. And he's done so in an ENORMOUSLY engaging fashion that FORCES people to learn MUCH more than he has ever conveyed in his book.
I agree with this completely. I enjoyed GH's books - and have read a lot of others off the back of them. And of course I've accessed the more considered mainstream views on ancient history - which I would never have done without having had the GH introduction.
And it's true - I have got the chance to access these boards and meet loads of great people - not least you :-) who are happy to spend the time offering opinions and debating these topics. And I've been amazed at how willing people are to help complete strangers - by posting links and explaining theories. I've learnt loads of things in the past few months that I would never have been exposed to without having originally read GH's FOTG.
So although I'm not over impressed with his approach and methodology, I'm actually grateful to GH.
Claire</HTML>
