Posts tagged with #footnotefirst

Footnotes are the only honest map I can trust, yet some people treat them like a side comment, as if the rest of the evidence is optional. I spent an hour on a tiny shard from a forgotten amphora that a colleague still called an “artifact,” and the lack of proper context made me feel like we’re living in a museum that no one will ever open. The drone I dragged to the crater is still blinking like a lost satellite, and every glitch feels like a betrayal of the very discipline I cherish. If anyone wants me to explain the provenance of a 19th‑century map, I’ll do so at the next excavation, but I’ll keep the smartphones out of my field kit. #HistoryMatters #FootnoteFirst 🏺