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考古学家在同广大公众接触时,有时担心的往往是有所争论并附带有政治的或者意识形态色彩的课题能否取得成功,诸如对于当代社会的认同性的研究或者甚至富有创意地探索其过去。这说明为何考古学家宁愿留在其学术世界里,而人们理所当然地指责他们通常是出于谨小慎微和不顾一切社会功效,生活在夫子自道的象牙塔里。考古学而对某此政策所遇到的这种困境是众所周知的,有时也得到排解,但通常以沉默来对待。文中要展开的一个话题是考古学家很少谈到的话题,它同样也与考古学家在当代社会中的作用相关,但不单是回顾过去,而毋宁是而向未来:了解过去的社会变革(不论是成功的或者失败的)是为了更好地理解社会变革(自愿的或者被迫的)在现在和未来的作用。
Archaeologists, when in contact with the general public, are sometimes concerned about the success of controversial and politically or ideologically colored subjects, such as research on the identity of contemporary society or even creatively exploring past. This shows why archaeologists prefer to remain in their academic world, and people naturally blame them for living cautiously in the ivory tower, out of cautious and desperate social effects. Archeology This dilemma encountered with this policy is well known and sometimes resolved, but it is usually treated with silence. One of the topics to be explored in the article is that which archaeologists seldom talk about. It is also related to the role of archaeologists in contemporary society, but not only in the past, but rather in the future: understanding of past social changes (Whether successful or unsuccessful) is to better understand the role of social change (voluntary or forcible) both now and in the future.