And likewise don't we wish that ethnographers typically spent more effort
recording and reporting on the technological and material record?-Mark
Mark Henderson
Ely, Nevada

Barry Vermillion wrote:

> Most likely, an archaeologist in 2030 will be very interested in an
> excavation of a 1930 garbage dump.  How often have we wished that someone in
> 1900 had only provided us with excellent data from a site dated in 1830?  I
> believe the project is important now- but will be much more important as
> years pass.  Afterall, isn't that what archaeology is all about?
>
> Barry