To archaeologists, the human past is owned by no one.
It represents the cultural heritage of everyone who has ever
lived on Earth or will live on it in the future. Archaeology
puts all human societies on an equal footing.
Brian Fagan. 1996. Introduction to the Oxford Companion to
Archaeology Oxford University Press, New York.
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