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[picaratmaster]

Good day to you all

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[dangerouscience]

I wonder if most students will be able to keep up.

[Her professors in Europe were difficult to follow at times.]

I always thought Archaeology was a pretty interesting subject, well next to forensic science.

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[picaratmaster]

I haven't experienced too much trouble with students keeping up in the past. Most will do quite splendidly, so long as they put their minds to it.

[And besides, Professor Layton is an encouraging sort of fellow. Don't you think?]

I see why they would both interest you, my lady. Archaeology and forensic science are actually very similar. In forensic science, one must put vital, sparse clues together in order to reveal the criminal to a crime. In archaeology, each artifact is a new puzzle--or another sparse clue--that we must use to solve the workings of bygone civilizations.

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[dangerouscience]

Well, when it comes right down to it I guess it also depends on the professor too.

[That he is~ <3

Oh...oh~! This conversation just got 100x more interesting when science got added into it.]

When you put it like that, it really is! Every piece of evidence or artifact is very important no matter how small. It could easily be overlooked. I wish I could have dabbled in it a little more a long time ago, but it wasn't in my major.

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[picaratmaster]

[Layton will not comment on his ability as a professor. That isn't for the modest, gentlemanly Hershel to say. It is up to his students to decide whether he is any good at what he does or not.]

Do you feel that you cannot learn more about it now? I have always fully believed that it is never too late to take up a new interest.

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[invisibleeffect]

Those both sound like quite the interesting classes.

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[picaratmaster]

Indeed, I do my best. Learning how to keep my classes engaged was quite the fun puzzle when I first started out.

Would you like to register for a class, my dear boy?

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[invisibleeffect]

When you say ancient civilisations, are you referring to them in a broad sense of the subject, or will it be more focused on a certain core group?

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[picaratmaster]

I begin with a broad survey, then attempt to narrow the focus depending on the interests of the group. There is a much greater emphasis on classical civilizations, such as the Greeks, the Romans, and the like, but I am quite fond of the Middle Eastern and African continents, I do admit. The Chinese are also grand and intriguing in their own right, but I fear I would be unable to do it justice in a two-month accelerated class.

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[white_polaris]

You have situated yourself quite quickly professor.

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[picaratmaster]

It wouldn't do to sit idle for very long, my lady. Especially when I am expecting an unanticipated lengthy stay. A gentleman always seeks a way to serve and better his society.

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[white_polaris]

How lovely. I am the headmistress of the Academy here.

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[picaratmaster]

You wouldn't happen to be referring to the Somarium Private Rose Academy, would you?

[picaratmaster]

Hmmm... At its very essence, you are not incorrect. But, my boy, archaeology is also about puzzling together information about past civilizations with only a very small amount of hints.

[picaratmaster]

Yes, I suppose it is like a treasure hunt. The only large difference I can perceive is that the treasure at the end of the hunt is not necessarily a mountain of riches. Instead, it is a reward of cultural enlightenment, not unlike the feeling one gets when solving a particularly challenging puzzle.

[picaratmaster]

Quite ancient, indeed, by many thousands of years. Is there a specific civilization you would like to inquire about?

[picaratmaster]

I'm afraid that very much depends on which time period and region of Russia you mean. For example, in the most ancient periods, Russia was divided into tribal cultures which differed substantially depending on the region. If an organized empire interests you, the Hunnish rule was rather formidible during the fourth century.