Archaeologists are often involved with the general public because:

a. Archaeology is not of tremendous public interest; the public does not want to know about the past.
b. Archaeology depends on public support for its livelihood, and so consequently it owes something back to the public.
c. Their work creates headlines and they love attention.
d. They are required to by law, otherwise they resent having to take their work to the public.
e. That is what they like people to think they do. Actually, archaeologists avoid the public because the public might loot their sites.


b

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