Every archaeologist knows in his heart why he digs. He digs... that the dead may live again, that what is past may not be forever lost, that something may be salvaged from the wrack of ages, that the past may color the present and give heart to the future. (Geoffrey Bibby)
The photo is of the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk, Turkey, and part of the amazing Catalhoyuk collection on Flickr.
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