[Pontiac]

“We want to prove that the site was a metal works centre in the central part of the Balkans,” she said.

If the site was a smithy there should be a great deal more evidence on the site than one copper chisel.

This may be a poor translation or the archaeologist may have a poor grasp of English but a scientist saying “we want to prove” bothers me. Perhaps it would be better to say we expect to prove or it is our hypothesis that this site was a metal works centre in the central part of the Balkans.

I know it is anal of me:)

[going hot]

someone dropped a cheap copper chisel into an old post hole, and 75 years later, someone digs it up.

[FreePaul]

“we want to prove” bothers me....I know it is anal of me:)

Not at all. The "we want to prove" is a tactic used by some of the current "scientists" working on things such as global warming. It is contrary to a scientific approach.