archaeology

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:27 AM, George Myers <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I've taken the liberty of correcting the quote, adding the cited reference
> and added the historical arcaelogy site:
>
>    - West Point Foundry <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point_Foundry>,
>    New York. The West Point Foundry Archeological Site was listed on the
>    National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
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> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Schuyler, Robert L <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> P.S. Do not forget those who also define Anthropology as "the science of
>> the obvious."  No idea who came up with that definition.
>>
>>
>> Robert L. Schuyler
>> University of Pennsylvania Museum
>> 3260 South Street
>> Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Karen Swope
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 1:21 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: looking for source for Deetz quote
>>
>> 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."
>>
>> Karen K. Swope, Ph.D.
>> Principal Investigator, Historical Archaeology
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Barbara Voss
>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:07 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: looking for source for Deetz quote
>>
>> 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
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> Barbara L. Voss, Associate Professor
>> Department of Anthropology
>> 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 50, Main Quad
>> Stanford University
>> Stanford CA 94305-2034
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>> https://stanford.academia.edu/BarbaraVoss
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