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I understand that reasoning. Thank you for providing it. I do agree with your last statement, but I will try and make a few posts about the field of achaeology in respective boards to try and garner more intrest on this forum. Maybe if I can get enough I will bring this up again with a bit more local evidence to back my request up. Thanks again.

I was initially baffeled as to why such a forum would not exist here, I am also familiar with how physical scientists have treated social sciences with disdain in the past (personal experience from past arguments and lectures,) So I will freely admit that I am a touch defensive about it (even though my studies are vastly in the field of ethics.) Saying that I did not present a case however seems to be a bit much, thats pretty much all I have been doing for the last three posts. I gave reasons why a board for archaeology would be viable, I explained some of the impact social sciences can have and have had with physical sciences and how they interact. You want me to make a case for change, yet I made it rather clear in my first post that I think there should be a Social Science Board, subsequent posts explains why I think that. If that is not making a case then I'm not really sure what you are after. If I thought I had leverage I would simply demand that there be a board, I have made no such demand. I have displayed my dismay at the lack of apparent intrest in what I find to be an interesting and easy to discuss brance of study. I would never try an intimidate a moderator, that is just stupid. Unless you consider defending my point of view as intimidation. Your forum rules specifically mention to not take it personally when critisism is given. I am not attacking you personally, I however am a critic of the fact that there is no social science board. Saying that "something could be discussed is not the same as should be" could be said about anything depending on your perspective field of study and intrest in the topic at hand. Edit: Swansont: I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to read and reply. Nothing argued, nothing gained. I am learning and I appreaciate your input. I have seen several excellent posts made by you and I do respect your knowledge. Not trying to brown nose, just making it clear that despite one argument I'm not trying to disrespect anyone.

Heres the score: You asked me what do these social sciences tell you? I answered, which you then turned to fit your own needs. Saying that since archaeology uses other sciences it does not deserve its own forum board is like saying Earth Sciences Should all be called Geology, or Physics should be confined to maths. No neither of those make sense, nether did what you said. Each of the subjects in red you spoke of could be discussed under the topic of archaeology for specifically achaeological reasons, and some simply do not have a place other than "other science" or your infamous "speculations" thread. You could just as easily have a discussion about realitivity in physics, maths, and philosophy under the named field for the named field. Social Sciences are the same way. Also determining the story of a 3000 year old campsite takes as much history and science as imagination(educated opinion), which is largely accepted in the achaeological community. This forum sees opinion and automatically goes full trash-can. So without its own thread such speculations would be filed with every other creationalist/unsupported crazy. Religion is an important part of Social Science. IT IS A SOCIAL SCIENCE. Though it is the least scientific of the bunch. Which is just ironic to me that it is here. You can call it phylosophy all you want its still a social science. I'll use your old institution defenition of what is and is not a physical science on that one. I will refrain from giving a come-back to the later comments, I am not a troll, I am however interested in discussing this. I can be civil if I try...even if Im screaming inside.

Pehaps because I am new here or, maybe in reading threw some of the guidelines and news posts I missed the part about this being a Physical Science (i.e. as institutionalized education defines it) Forum. Which yes I believe is crap. The field of achaeology has advanced several fields of science, including medicine threw anylizing patturns of disease, geology threw digs, climate change threw movements of civilizations, advancement of society as a whole (pshycology of civilizations i.e. sociology,) supporting claims of prominent scientists from antiquity (History), discovering advancments in horiculture, the origins of domestication of animals (which no doubt Darwin used as a control to support his claims of natural selection), I could go on... All of which apparent "physical" sciences are more than happy to make use of in their own research and theories when its conveinent for them. Let alone anthropology, and while it is not a Social Science, Paleontology is an extreamly useful science in understanding evolution and the geological, and biological timescale of the earth. These are fields that not only have made huge advancments in history and science but also are massivly interested in scientific developments in all fields to futher improve their own research. Beyond even that the biggest blaring signal to me is that these fields are indeed science because they use the Scientific Method, or if not, something extreamly close! What could be discussed on a forum like this that would be relevant to physical science? Heck there are probably thousands of topics I could list... Carbon dating, Ethics of Civilization, New chemestry to determine dates or construction, mathematics used by ancients, changes in dialect (language would fit in here too), Human evolution, Natural selection, Psycological patturns threw out history, anylizing past genius, etc etc. The fact that you include religion and not these other social sciences is more of a slap in the face than not! You take the most fictional (though not unimportant) part of social science and include it on an apparently physical science forum. Its absolutly arse backwards in fact! I'm not angry I am simply impressed at the sheer size of the blinders being worn.

So you are really making the argument that fields like anthropology, achaeology, and Sociology are not science? Seems a bit like classic bigotry to me. I could argue that there is more science in achaeology than in several other fields discussed here and that it involves almost every field. Its mind boggling that the excuse for not having achaeology on this site is that this is a forum for "science." Its laughable.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -anthropology -achaeology -economics -History -Sociology -Religion -Political Science -Fine Art -More I'm sure. WHY is this not a thing here?!?!