History to Follow

[Ludens]

I think, in all seriousness, that SlickNica is no troll. He says it as he sees it. I think he really believes that the use of archaeology is a modern 'fad' and that, basically, anything that doesn't add up to the 'original sources'

I also think that Slick genuinely believes what he says, but I do suspect he is trying to provoke a response. Both here and in the Pritanoi-general thread he has criticized the source-preference of the EB team without giving examples of where they got it wrong. In other words: the posts assume rather than argue that the EB team made mistakes, and the vagueness of the arguments makes it hard for the EB team to counter them. As such, this thread seems intended to provoke rather than help.

Again: it's fine to criticize the EB team, but remember they are human and sometimes emotional about their work. So be specific, bring sources, and don't automatically assume you know better. See Khelvan's request here.