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# Kent V. Flannery

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Kent Vaughn Flannery is an American archaeologist who has conducted and published extensive research on the pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, and in particular those of central and southern Mexico. He has also worked in Iran and Peru.

##  Quotes by Kent V. Flannery

> [Hell, I don't break the soil periodically to 'reaffirm my status'. I do it because archeology is still the most fun you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-v-flannery/hell-i-don-t-break-the-soil-periodically-to-reaffirm-my-status-i-do/)

[Kent V. Flannery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-v-flannery/)

[Archeology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archeology/)

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> [Archaeology is the only branch of Anthropology where we kill our informants in the process of studying them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-v-flannery/archaeology-is-the-only-branch-of-anthropology-where-we-kill-our/)

[Kent V. Flannery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-v-flannery/)

[Anthropology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/)

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> [The origin of agriculture involved both human intentionality and a set of underlying ecological and evolutionary principles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-v-flannery/the-origin-of-agriculture-involved-both-human-intentionality-and-a/)

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[Agriculture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agriculture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/kent-v-flannery-79558_agriculture_the-origin-of-agriculture-involved-both_1614789.png)

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