Need to interpret scanty evidence.
Not just in function of making sense of the “frustula”.
But also in function of the strategy for continuing excavations.
As a result, “myths” can become ingrained in scholarly perception.
Importance of keeping levels of analysis (and documentation) distinct.
Role of the Urkesh Global Record (UGR) in this respect.
Distributional analysis ~ coherence of the whole.
Flatland as allegory of how parameters condition our vision.
Said Orientalism and “chiave di lettura”
“spin” in politics as hermeneutics.
“regime”, “dictatorship”, “democracy”
Self-awareness and history of the discipline - see Archeology > history.
See under preservation > scope.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION