I heard from several people over the years that Robert Heizer,University of
California, often said at the end of his career that "California archaeology
has been sucked dry as an orange" implying that he had learned all there is to
learn.
On the other hand, Emma Lou Davis, would often follow up her current
synthesis of desert or coastal archaeology with the comment, "whatever that means,"
implying the syntheses proposed by people like Heizer are always subject to
challenge and testing and revision.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 1/29/2009 6:16:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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One of my favorites is Sir Mortimer Wheeler
"Dead archaeology is the driest dust that blows."
from the preface of Archaeology from the Earth
Also, in reference to "The plow zone is the mist which separates us from the
Seventeenth Century." Garry Wheeler Stone
It was followed by a crew member saying "Garry, throw some fog in the
sifter."
Silas Hurry
HSMC
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From: "Robert Keeler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:39:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: quotation collection
Hi, Kris,
Some I throw out to students in my classes are:
"The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there." L. P.
Hartley
"What is past is prologue." William Shakespeare (or whomever you think wrote
all those plays and sonnets)
"The past is not dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner
"Shall we never, never get rid of this past? It lies upon the present like a
giant's dead body." Nathanial Hawthorne
"The distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly
persistent illusion." Albert Einstein
"The plow zone is the mist which separates us from the Seventeenth Century."
Garry Wheeler Stone
There's another one from Faulkner about the ability of any Southern boy
being able to conjure at any time the moment from the past just before the
beginning of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. I don't recall it exactly, but I'm
sure it could be easily found.
Sorry not to include complete citations. Sounds like an interesting
collection to build!
Best wishes,
Robert Keeler
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of K. Kris
Hirst
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:08 PM
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Subject: Re: quotation collection
Hi all:
Forgive my longtime lurker status, things being what they are these days; I
also apologize for multiple mailings of this post. As some of you might
know, I have a large stash of archaeology quotations on my website here:
http://archaeology.about.com/od/quotations/a/quotations.htm
Mitch Allen has convinced me that a collection of quotations about the past
and archaeology might make an interesting and useful book for his Left Coast
Press. I'd like to add more to my collection anything that y'all might
suggest. I'd need a full citation--but I'm willing to do some searching if
it's a keeper.
So--does anybody have any additional quotes that you've loved and used over
the years? I'm thinking the kind of stuff that you print out and attach to
your peg board. If so, send them along! Please pass this on to anyone who
might be interested.
Much thanks in advance,
Kris
K. Kris Hirst
Guide to Archaeology
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