Do we need rules for a 'playful' archaeology?

Playful archaeology I wholeheartedly agree with the authors' mandate to enhance public engagement with archaeology, and believe that "sharing such fun experiences with the past with others" is an effective means of doing so. I will first consider the implications of aspiring to an archaeology specifically of play, and then the potential for the kind of "playful archaeology" the authors envision. In their position paper "Finding the fun: Towards a playful archaeology", Aris Politopoulus, Angus A. A. Mol and Sybille Lammes pursue ambitious goals: articulating an archaeology I of play i and promoting the pursuit of archaeology I as play i . [Extracted from the article]