As new civilizations have been unearthed, languages have been deciphered, and the antiquity of human life has been extended to almost unimaginable depths. Yet there remains a core belief that only archaeology can reveal the evidence of the whole human story from prehistoric to historical times.
Tim Murray is professor of archaeology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
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