Yes, thanks to Karen and letting us see the original which is not as bad as I remembered it.
Robert L. Schuyler
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The quote is from page 1 of:
Deetz, James
1991 Introduction: Archaeological Evidence of Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Encounters, pp. 1-9. In Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective, Lisa Falk, editor. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Exact wording: "Historical archaeology has several definitions. One of the more unfortunate ones--which is certainly not true but which should be mentioned--is that historical archaeology is the most expensive way in the world to learn something we already know. I am afraid that does happen more than it should, but it need not."
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Dear colleagues:
I'm trying to track down the source of a quote often attributed to Jim Deetz -
"Historical archaeology is the most expensive way in the world to learn something we already know."
Wikipedia's Historical Archaeology page attributes this to Deetz 1991:1, but the webpage does not list a Deetz 1991 citation. Wikipedia lists a longer quote than the one I remember:
"Historical archaeology has several definitions. One of the more unfortunate ones -- which is certainly not true... is that historical archaeology is the most expensive way in the world to learn something we already know."
Google failed me, so I'm turning to something better - the HistArch hive-mind. Any leads?
Thanks!
Barb
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