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By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide to Archaeology since 1997

Quote of the Week: Carmel Shrire on Inspiration

Tuesday March 27, 2007
Landrover in South Africa.
Landrover in South Africa
Photo Credit: Gemma Longman
I became an archaeologist because I wanted to drive around in a big Landrover, smoking, cursing, and finding treasure. (Carmel Shrire 1995)
I love this quote from Carmel Schrire's 1995 memoir, Digging Through Darkness: Chronicles of an Archaeologist, although it doesn't do justice to the book itself.

Related Resources: More Quotations | Carmel Shrire's Digging through Darkness

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