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Archaeology Quote by Tony Robinson

“I can't see much purpose in archaeology unless you can find out the narrative about that place, or even realise that nobody actually knows what the narrative was.” quote by Tony Robinson — Download Open image

“I can't see much purpose in archaeology unless you can find out the narrative about that place, or even realise that nobody actually knows what the narrative was.”

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