Lisa Roberts wrote: In other words, if history is all revisionist, as one poster wrote, and is always being rewritten according to the view from the present, then let's TELL THAT TO THE VISITOR! That's what's going on here. Instead of just presenting an interpretation, we need to be upfront about the basis--the context, if you will--for that interpretation. Thank you Lisa for stating my point. Every exhibit presents a point-of-view, whether implicitly or explicitly. Museums need to tell the public what an exhibit's (or the exhibit's creators) point-of-view is based on. The public may not agree, that's ok, but at least they should understand the exhibit is not supposed to display the one ultimate truth. Mandy Murphy (personal views only, not representative of NPS) [log in to unmask] National Park Service Archeological Assistance Division Washington DC