Cracking The Stone Age Code
In 1970 Thom appeared on a television documentary produced by the BBC Chronicle series, presented by Magnus Magnusson and featuring well known archaeologists, Dr. Euan Mackie, Professor Richard J. C. Atkinson, Dr. A. H. A. Hogg, Professor Stuart Piggott, Dr. Jacquetta Hawkes, Dr. Humphrey Case and Dr. Glyn Daniel. The programme discussed the difference between orthodox archaeology and the radical ideas of Thom. A pinnacle of his career, Thom finally got to publicly deliver his message on national television. Despite the heavy criticism, he never vented his frustration on the archaeological profession as he said in the Chronicle program "I just keep reporting what I find".
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