Toby Wilkinson: belief

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…What’s the binding constraint? Obviously, money always matters, but is there enough talent, and interest, and people who know the languages or who know AI to do this? What’s holding back progress from not being faster? Archaeology is still quite a small subject. It’s not something that many people choose to study at university, not by comparison with economics, or math, or whatever it might be. It’s still quite a niche pursuit. Funding, as always, is a constraint. Mounting a big archaeological excavation or underwater exploration is not a cheap undertaking. It’s not an inexpensive thing to do, and the sources of funding are constrained. I guess getting more people into the discipline and finding ways for them to utilize their talents, that would be great. I think the understanding is there, but it’s shared amongst a fairly small group of experts. Bringing more people into the discipline would certainly be a good thing. Most of your books are about non-Ptolemaic ancient Egypt, the kingdoms. I have a few questions about those.…

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