Re: It's a fair cop
Yes, but it's a complex subject.
For sure, we have learned that the Vikings invaded Britain, and then settled; however 'discovery' and mapping are two different concepts, even if they went hand in hand.
I was in Kampala once and discussion turned to the discovery of the source of the Nile.
One local Ugandan said "hmpf.... all the local people knew it was there" another responded "yes, but they didn't know it's significance (as the source of the Nile)".
Further..... do you discover an island, when it is not inhabited, and map an island when it is inhabited?
It looks to me like they haven't fully thought it through.... most likely because the thinking will have been primarily driven by 'political correctness', rather than a need to improve terminology.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
