(1)

I refer to myself as an Independent Cultural Anthropologist.

While I am not lettered, I am of academic bent and upbringing, thanks to lettered Parents.

I do not use the term as an honorific.

I use it to enable others to appreciate the lens thru which I view the past, and the present.

All cultures have similar components.

Beliefs
social structure
shared endeavour
language
art

In Thanos' contrbutions we see how these components can be the same and different all at the same time.

(2)

a number of years ago I started referring to Robert Bauval as an Egyptologist. I did so because his work as become a part of the Study of Ancient Egypt.
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Some of his neophytes considered this an insult.

I consider it to be an acknowledgement of fact

yet the new agers claim his as their own

How very silly it is to still look at these discussions as a matter of orthodox versus alternate or Lettered versus not


Consider the hot dog

does anyone really care what's in it hen the Bar b Q is firing up?



Warwick