Kenneth:
        What I was saying really doesn't fit your statement.  What I
was really concerned about was the idea of archaeology as an Easter Egg
hunt.  What I mean is the perception that archaeology is simply about the
collection of cute and curious objects, ie "pot-hunters"(or in this case,
Listerine Bottle-Hunters :>).  Collection is a tool, but not the whole
toolkit. .  Also, I'm not sure what you mean about
being top-heavy on analysis, when you could also make a claim that
archaeology places too much emphasis on "collecting" to the point of
distraction, in some cases.
 
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On Tue, 27 Sep 1994, Kenneth Gauck wrote:
 
> Actually I don't think archeaology should be worried about its emphisis
> on collections.  If I seperate those fields concerned with collecting data
> for its own sake and those which only analyize data, I must say I am more
> impressed with the conclusions produced by fields which value the accumulation
> of information.  Some fields are top heavy and are concerned too much with
> analysis and not enough with amassing tons of data (to analize) first.
>
> Kenneth Gauck
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