...53-5, 128). Pitt Rivers never explicitly claimed objectivity but he did hold it as an ultimate goal: Excavators, as a rule, record only those things which...Archaeology and Anthropology are constantly arising . . . Every detail should, therefore, be recorded in the manner most conducive to facility of reference,...

...precision and detail. Pitt Rivers' prescription for good excavation is as memorable as it is challenging: Excavators as a rule, record only those things which...and Anthropology are constantly arising, and it can hardly fail to have escaped the notice of anthropologists . . . that, on turning back to the old accounts...

...meaning is not understood at the time. Two short quotations will put his point of view: Excavarors, as a rule, record only those things which appear to...but fresh problems in Archaeology and Anthropology arc constantly arising, and it can hardly fail to escape the notice of anthropologists . . . thar on...

...'careful recording', is enshrined in the oft-quoted paragraph of the preface to Volume I of Excavations: Excavators, as a rule, record only those things which appear to them important at the time, hut fresh problems in Archaeology and Anthropology are constantly arising, and it can hardly fail to...

...understand the Bible in a much larger context. (1983b: 3-4) How it's done: an introduction to field work Excavators, as a rule, record only those things which...at the time, but fresh problems in Archaeology and Anthropologv are constantly arising. . . . Every detail should, therefore, be recorded in the manner...

...fulness and accuracy are made the chief subject of study, this evil is in great measure avoided." . . . Excavators, as a rule, record only those things which...them important at the time, but fresh problems in archeology and anthropology are constantly arising, and it can hardly failed to have escaped the notice...