That's quite amusing; you don't see the connection between "magical powers" and sidelining real intellectual achievements?
Also, Madden is not a master's student anymore. He's a 62 year old doctoral candidate and the lead author on this study.
Also, Madden is not a master's student anymore. He's a 62 year old doctoral candidate and the lead author on this study.
I also say "alleged" because in most cases those oppressors are the other half of the family tree for the people we have alive today we're calling some particular outgroup. News organizations like NBC used to treat these topics with more care to avoid "othering" and full awareness that modern subjects are a mixed people with a ton of nuance. This is the USA, for crying out loud.
Now if you really want your "woosh", let's consider the stereotype of native americans owning casinos, and this article is about their ancient dice. :-)
NBC decided what to assign to the journalist, decided the goals the editor should have in mind, approved the editor's decisions, and ultimately let it publish.
When they push these stories and present them this way, the archaeologist is by far the least to blame even if I disagree with their words.
I'm already aware of the crazy reasons people do the work they love. It's just how the world goes 'round. NBC could have left that crap out along with the other stuff they cut.
I'm very confident the interview was much longer. Neither the interviewees nor journalists have any idea how the story will be spun. Some of these interviews drag on for so long it's practically interrogation tactics to see what shakes out.
It is indeed NBC's decision to focus on the "dice" out of all the artifacts shown. It is NBC's decision to choose the most sensational quotes to run with. It is NBC's decision to go looking for the most colorful people to interview and tap them whenever they want to push a theme.