Contemporary Archaeology and the Importance of Writing Skills (Module 02)

	Principle 5: Written and Oral Communication Skills - ". . . archaeologists must communicate their goals, results, 
		and their recommendations clearly and effectively.  Archaeology education must incorporate frequent training and 
		practice in logical thinking as well as written and oral presentation.  For any non-specialist audience, jargon inhibits 
		understanding and makes it less likely that archaeological goals will be understood and supported.  An archaeologist 
		must be able to make a clear and convincing argument in public as well as professional contexts based on the analysis 
		and interpretation of 	relevant information."

		Discussion - Writing accurate and archaeologically well-grounded fictional accounts of a particular 
		ancient place and time requires that students become familiar with, and be able to understand and 
		interpret the writings of professional archaeologists.  There is no place for jargon in this kind of writing. 
		The reading public becomes familiar with an educated "best shot" at what ancient life was like.