Science fiction is a kind of archaeology of the future.

In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.

— Anonymous

It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very important. People all over the world are waiting to…

— Zahi Hawass

Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand with scholarly…

— Anonymous

Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future.

— Joan D. Vinge

“Biological evidence indicates that man, evolving with his food plants, developed horticulture and agriculture in both hemispheres at a time which may well have…

— Anonymous

On the whole, mental archaeology was a sordid digging proposition. The evil men did endured, the good was infinitely more ephemeral. You could generally…

— Helen Kieran Reilly

On the whole … archaeological work has unquestionably strengthened confidence in the reliability of the Scriptural record. More than one archaeologist has found his…

— Millar Burrows

“...If she were studying Orciny, and there might be excellent reasons to do so, she'd be doing her doctorate in Folklore or Anthropology or…

— China Miéville

Many years ago, when I was once saying sadly to Max it was a pity I couldn't have taken up archaeology when I was…

— Agatha Christie

We, including many Christians, read the Bible through "eyes" conditioned by, and even accommodated to, modern Western culture plus the influences of messages and…

— Roger E. Olson

For me archaeology is not a source of illustrations for written texts, but an independent source of historical information, with no less value and…

— Anonymous

I studied archaeology.

— Cole Sprouse

You know, many people believe that we archaeologists are just a collection of old fogies digging around in the ruins after old dried up…

— Griffin Jay

Every child thinks archaeology is about digging up land to find dinosaur remains and gold. I had the same intentions.

— Bhuvan Bam

Ancient barrows get cleared away. Legislation is pretty much 19th century. Global warming means there is an awful lot of erosion, exposing new archaeology,…

— Tony Robinson