Transdisciplinary Research and Educational Outreach
wisdom recovery project goals
The following material represents the targets for this international Plan of Action. As will be shown, it is multi-faceted with various segments fashioned to reach different age groups. The targets of purpose of this campaign are also multiple.
Providing perspective, reference and resources for confronting an escalating global crisis
A new generation that will become the leaders and decision-makers of tomorrow have no knowledge of living without high-tech. They are growing up in a society that seems to be turning its back on history and natural human proclivities.
Showcasing parts of the vast body of advanced wisdom/knowledge held by tribal culture
Those who have managed to maintain tradition over the last several hundred years should be acknowledged internationally as heroes and protectors of a way back to healthy social skills and personal sanity.
Bringing more relevance for the application of Archaeology and Anthropology in the modern world
Citing the American Anthropological Association: “Nationally, our discipline is confronting structural challenges in universities and colleges. Anthropology departments are navigating how to prevent degree programs and departments from closing or being merged into other departments. Globally, the importance of anthropological contributions is being questioned. In the Global South, university administrators, academics, students, and government officials wrestle with the violent and extractive practices of anthropology and their contribution to colonial knowledge production. Debates from within and outside academia question our discipline’s relevance to contemporary knowledge production practices.”
Elevating the profile of western Neolithic development and the significance thereof
New excavations in southeastern Turkiye have already changed the existing dominant theory of human history. With the application of new scientific methodology, other present and past archaeological findings from all around the world are shaking “mainstream history dogma”, yet important reports are being lost in the wake of high tech developments and applications that displace human ingenuity. Authentic responsible research must compete with wild unsupported “urban mythology”. No matter how important, creative and successful “old fashioned” research and applied practices are, they become insignificant and get lost in today's ocean of media and information without a solid Public Relations plan addressing decision makers. These PR plans are beyond the budgetary reach of most academic institutions.
Innovation was born in the Stone Age, when tribal hunter-gatherer societies undertook construction of the first monuments of stone. Here was a turning point that brought us directly to where we are today. The western Neolithic transition from an ageless nomadic no-impact tradition to creating monumental megalithic architecture, then agriculture, a settled lifestyle and the collection of materials and knowledge that followed was a most pivotal chapter in human development. Archaeological discoveries of in southeastern Turkey continue to come in faster than textbooks can keep up. Things that happened in ancient Anatolia 12,000 years ago changed the world forever. Nobody could have foreseen where it would take us, but we can certainly benefit from being aware of the way the momentum got started.
SUPPORT THE WISDOM RECOVERY INITIATIVE
We are all volunteers!
Until we can coordinate the international coalition of partners that will attract necessary funding for all the parts of this initiative, we have to ask for a little seed money. This is the 21st century, isn't it!
Donations are U.S. tax deductible.
In return for your donation of $100 or more, we’ll keep you posted on new developments, send you a personal copy of the first phase presentation with a certificate of thanks when it’s ready, and list you on a supporter page connected to the project.
