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To: Neocon who wrote (9747)	5/25/1999 2:22:00 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

I have to disagree with you. Without making an impassioned defense of a field of study I have lost all serious interest in, I think that archaeology is a very worthwhile endeavor. Anthropology aims to understand who we are, how we do and have coped with our world. It aims at a very real interest in simply understanding ourselves and our past. Archaeology is fragmentary by nature, agreed. But I dont think it is mere idle curiousity. No more than History, at least. ;) But I have since lost my love of the field, though I still get a hankering once in a while to go back out "in the field." My interest in anthropology simply did not correspond to the interest of the discipline. Archaeology is, arguably in my opinion, atheoretical. It is also fraught with all the dangers of academic politics, which is frankly unbearable to me. I dont regret the experience, or the contribution to my understanding of the world, and I certainly must disagree that it is a mistake to be taken seriously. IMHO.

To: Neocon who wrote (9747)	5/25/1999 2:38:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

the fakery with the supposed pristine Philippine aborigines Wasn't it amazing how everybody fell for it, from National Geographic on down? They wanted so badly for it to be true. The guy behind the hoax was a real piece of work, a total loony with some unbelievable kinks, came from one of the old rich families. He had a total obsession with the tribals, and talked his way into a position as head of the agency concerned with tribal peoples under Marcos. He liked to arrive by helicopter and see people dressed up in traditional outfits, bowing like extras in a bad '50's movie. The real tribals wouldn't play along, so they'd dress up lowlanders and choreograph them to please The Great Man. He ran a "scholarship program" for tribal youths. They lived in his house, every one of the "scholars" was female, and they never went to school. You can guess the rest. Oddly, there is a group on Palawan that is what the Tasaday were supposed to be. Fortunately they decided not to make a big fuss over them.