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All real archaeologists (when they aren't digging) live in ivory towers, and what they do makes little difference to anyone, good or ill.


FALSE, archaeologists can affect the present. Dictators such as Hitler and Benito Mussolini were patrons of archaeology. They used finds to help propel their messages of superiority and propaganda.

Mussolini used the ancient Ara Pacis in Rome (an altar of peace) to express his fascist ideology. Archaeology can be utilized for better or worse.



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