I Am Convinced That The Stratigraphic Method

Were A Language Ever Completely "grammatical" It Would Be A Perfect Engine Of Conceptual Expression. Unfortunately, Or Luckily, No Language Is Tyrannically Consistent. All Grammars Leak.

No Important National Language, At Least In The Occidental World, Has Complete Regularity Of Grammatical Structure, Nor Is There A Single Logical Category Which Is Adequately And Consistently Handled In Terms Of Linguistic Symbolism.

The Psychology Of A Language Which, In One Way Or Another, Is Imposed Upon One Because Of Factors Beyond One's Control, Is Very Different From The Psychology Of A Language Which One Accepts Of One's Free Will.

I Am Convinced That The Stratigraphic Method Will In The Future Enable Archaeology To Throw Far More Light On The History Of American Culture Than It Has Done In The Past.

Cultural Anthropology Is Not Valuable Because It Uncovers The Archaic In The Psychological Sense. It Is Valuable Because It Is Constantly Rediscovering The Normal.