Was talking to an Egyptologist last night who objected that the term
"contemporary past" was a contradiction in terms. I can see what she
means. Did we adopt this term because the millenium stopped us talking
about 20th century archaeology? can there be a contemporary past?
I just wondered.....
P G-B
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