As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.
The past slips from our grasp. It leaves us only scattered things. The bond that united them eludes us. Our imagination usually fills in the void by making use of preconceived theories...Archaeology, then, does not supply us with certitudes, but rather with vague hypotheses. And in the shade of these hypotheses some artists are content to dream, considering them less as scientific facts than as sources of inspiration.
Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who care not where they are going; they merely want to know where everyone else has been.
Archaeology is not only the hand maid of history, it is also the conservator of art.
Archaeology is the search for fact... not truth. If it's truth you're looking for, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall.
We are opening up an enormous new era in archaeology. Time capsules in the deep oceans.