63 Quotes About Archaeology

Pero no hay que olvidar que su riqueza [la de los guerreros] sólo viene después de los honores, como consecuencia de ellos. Se es rico porque se reciben honores, pero no se reciben honores porque se es rico: es absolutamente imposible que un miembro de esta clase dirigente se enriquezca por otros conceptos que no sean los de sus proezas.

Most archaeology in London these days is rescue archaeology – projects designed to preserve as much as possible from the relentless cash-driven redevelopment. It’s not a new problem. Ask a medievalist about Victorian cellars or an Iron Age specialist about medieval ploughing – but take snacks, because you’re going to be there for a while.

In view of the years of careful study that have been devoted to Stonehenge it may seem unlikely that any more information could be extracted from the monument, or at least from that part of it above ground.

He was not trained in conservation - he was, after all, no more than an archaeologist - a digger!

...If she were studying Orciny, and there might be excellent reasons to do so, she'd be doing her doctorate in Folklore or Anthropology or maybe Comp Lit. Granted, the edges of disciplines are getting vague. Also that Mahalia is one of a number of young archaeologists more interested in Foucault and Baudrillard than in Gordon Childe or in trowels.

Archeolog, tak jak saper, myli się tylko raz. Jak coś wykopie i zapomni to narysować, sfotografować, opisać w dzienniku wykopaliskowym i jeszcze wypełnić rubryki wszystkich kart, których jest więcej niż stron w książce telefonicznej prywatnych abonentów Nowego Jorku, informacje przepadną na zawsze. Przepadnie cały kontekst. Kontekst to święta krowa archeologii...

The work of lifetimes has been put at risk, reputations have been damaged, an astounding amount of silliness and even profound stupidity has been taken as serious thought, and always lurking in the background of all the argumentation and gnashing of tenets has been the question of whether the field of archaeology can ever be pursued as a science.

We should tell forensics that the murder weapon may be archaeological,” I said.“Archaeological?” asked Seawoll.“Could be,” I said.“Is that your professional opinion?”“Yes.

Tutte le note erano come a strati, un palinsesto di interpretazione in progresso. Feci archeologia.