University Archeology
Since workmen were in a
hurry, Mr. Holland, who has
been a University professor for
10 years, did not have the
opportunity to properly
excavate the site. "If we had
been able to dig down in
layers, we could have probably
constructed a social history of
the University," he
commented.
"You could call us
archaeologists 'culture
historians,'" commented the
young Mr. Hoffman, who spent
the summer in Cyprus,
researching Byzantine culture.
"We work both in historical
and pre-historical times," he
added, "trying to fill in the
gaps of history."
Though the laboratory is
small, only a converted
basement of Peabody Annex,
it is the beginning of a large
endeavor to clear up some of
the mysteries of our past.
And by delving intensively
into archeology, the
University is continuing the
interests of Mr. Jefferson–the
New World's first scientific
archaeologist.
