James Deetz Quote

Archaeology by its formal etymology, is the study of the old; and the old, more often than not, is buried. As a result, archaeologists have traditionally been concerned with the subterranean world. Like Lewis Carroll's Alice, they are confronted with the curious underground world, and attempt to understand and explain it.


In: James Deetz (ed.), Man's Imprint from the Past: Readings in the Methods of Archaeology


Archaeology by its formal etymology, is the study of the old; and the old, more often than not, is buried. As a result, archaeologists have...

Archaeology by its formal etymology, is the study of the old; and the old, more often than not, is buried. As a result, archaeologists have...

Archaeology by its formal etymology, is the study of the old; and the old, more often than not, is buried. As a result, archaeologists have...

Archaeology by its formal etymology, is the study of the old; and the old, more often than not, is buried. As a result, archaeologists have...