Science is really not about looking up facts in an encyclopedia. It is a process that extends what we know into the realm of the unexplored. This can be exciting, certainly; to be able to sneak a peek at the Universe at its strange, awesome, cosmic best. But it is very different from your run-of-the-mill standard “textbook” idea of science. Science is a social, human endeavor.
In this class, we will ask and answer a series of questions about the role and practice of archaeology in the world today. If archaeologists are trained to investigate the past, what is left for us to study? Who gets to be an archaeologist? How and why do archaeologists hunt for “treasures”, and what do we do once we’ve discovered them? What can we know, and not know, about people in the past? What do archaeologists know about the past that most people would never guess – and why aren’t we telling you? Why are people entirely willing to murder each other over the fate of archaeological sites? Are Real Men alone capable of discovering the truth behind all this?
In an era where many feel that classical music may ultimately be at its scariest "standstill", Mr. Eggert commits himself to writing high quality art-music that not only satisfies some sort of asoteric aesthetic code with which we evaluate "classical music", but his music also exemplifies his personality.