| What do archaeologists feel when uncovering an ancient tomb?
Fear? Awe? Relief? Exhilaration? Exhaustion from all of the mental
and physical labor it took to locate the tomb? Maybe a bit of all of
these. But most importantly, archaeologists know that they have before
them a rich source of information about a people's origins, their art,
beliefs, and social order, their standard of living, and their spiritual
life.
Archaeology has changed a lot over the past century. Here are two
archaeologists whose work shows us these changes.
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