There is plenty of history that considers ordinary people, and archaeology that studies elites. It's not one or the other, but yes, we do need to study ordinary people.https://twitter.com/urbanprehisto/status/1107757839240646656 …
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Well possibly yes, although that isn't my area. Not sure how we'd differentiate anyone's shit from someone else's though, regular person or otherwise.
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But if you are speaking to the limitations of history and the focus on texts, no we can't do that. But we can attempt to locate people asserting their own voices, as scant as they may be.
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Both of our disciplines have strengths and weaknesses...
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Replying to @urbanprehisto
Yes, which is why I study both history and archaeology. Interdisciplinary work is very important.
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