Archaeology Quote by Agatha Christie

“There were so many forms of prehistoric technology. Of those, men dig a few which fit into current society.”

— Toba Beta

“Indeed, if we look closely at the art of the Neolithic, it is truly astonishing how much of its Goddess imagery has survived—and that…

— Riane Eisler

It's a bit naff, but there is something exciting about pulling a bit of pottery out of the ground that's 2,000 years old.

— Mary Beard

Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who care not where they are going; they merely want…

— Jim Bishop

I am quite prehistoric, absolutely prehistoric.

— Eduardo Galeano

If I ever write a book on "How True Is the Bible?" I'll have to start out by saying that archaeology is not the…

— Frank Moore Cross

I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.

— Louis Leakey

“I found the skeleton of a caveman a few years back. Miraculously, it had skin and hair still attached, and amazingly my archaeological discovery…

— Jarod Kintz

PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood.

— Ambrose Bierce

“That was how history worked, wasn't it? If it wasn't written down it never existed. You might leave behind jewelry and pottery, ornamental tombs,…

— Kate Atkinson

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation…

— Jean M. Auel

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

— Bhuvan Bam