As part of the celebrations around the 25th birthday of the Faculty of Archaeology, a panel discussion on the future of archaeology was organised on Demember 13th. For this discussion an international panel of scholars was invited to give their perspective and enter into conversation with our Faculty community.
Faculty of Amnesia
Dean Jan Kolen kicked off the event, reflecting back on the Faculty's history. Remarkable was the fact that he had recently stumbled upon the actual foundation date of the Faculty of Archaeology, the 13th of September, 1997, quipping that we might be very good at looking at humanity's past, though when looking at our own we might as well be the Faculty of Amnesia.
A poem bij Corrie Bakels
Next up was Emeritus Professor Corrie Bakels, who had written a Dutch language poem about the Faculty of Archaeology and its future.
Faculteit der Archeologie, 1997 - 2022 > 2047
Uit vele hoeken, tijden, landen
kwamen wij tezamen,
voorzichtig aan elkaar snuffelend.
Het vergde moed.
Het lukte, wonen onder één dak
het samenwerken.
Een harde buitenwereld bekijkt
dit vaak met jaloezie.
De kloofbijl ligt gereed om elke hoek.
Het vergt alertheid, moed, om
één geheel te blijven,
om jaren later nog als faculteit te staan.
- Corrie Bakels
