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Archaeology Quote by Cornelia Parker

“I'd love to do something like put a piece of moon rock on Mars and a piece of Mars on the moon, a sort of reverse archaeology.” quote by Cornelia Parker — Download Open image

“I'd love to do something like put a piece of moon rock on Mars and a piece of Mars on the moon, a sort of reverse archaeology.”

Cornelia Parker

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

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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…

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

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

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

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