the P-word
May 23, 2011 Leave a comment
Here’s Barbara Mertz’s on a politically incorrect term in archaeology:
I would like to avoid the term “primitive,” because it implies a certain value judgment. I can’t do it, though. Alternatives like “preliterate” and “prehistoric” are at once too explicit and too vague. You know what I mean, and I know what I mean, so let’s stick to “primitive.”
Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
