June 20, 2012
Happy Summer everyone.
I read this yesterday:
"Thought of the day: 'The things people discard tell more about them than the things they keep.' Really? We saw this saying in a magazine and aren't sure we agree. Do you?"
Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles Volume 38 Number 11, July 2012: page 129.
As a historic archaeologist, I often wonder if I am misinterpreting the site's inhabitants because of the garbage - artifacts - that I have on hand to interpret, especially when the written record is sparce and there are no descendants to give insight.
I may do a brief caveat in a report, but I wonder how or if you all out there address this skewed version of the at times very specific individuals we claim to understand just from their garbage.
S. Walter