Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Gordon Willey

Born: March 7, 1913
Died: April 28, 2002 (aged 89)
Bio: Gordon Randolph Willey was an American archaeologist who was described by colleagues as the "dean" of New World archaeology.
Known for:
- Method and theory in American archaeology
- A history of American archaeology (1974)
- Archeology of the Florida Gulf Coast (1949)
- New world archaeology and culture history (1990)






