The dreaded question
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"What did you find?" is the question archaeologists are most commonly asked and may find difficult to answer. Much of the work concerns mundane aspects of people's lives in the past or finding evidence related to complicated theoretical issues. Attempting to answer the question in detail often causes the questioner's attention to flag, so the best approach seems to be to offer some anecdote that may spark further interest.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1995
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Simply awesome
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Ocean waves' ability to produce and destroy life provides a fascinating subject for study. Science has generated only a partial knowledge of this natural phenomenon but technological advancements may give a better understanding of ocean waves' complexities in the future.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
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On the outer limits of the envelope
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Author Tom Wolfe points out the origin of the term 'pushing the envelope.' The phrase was initially 'pushing the outside of the envelope,' and referred to an aircraft being stretched to the limit.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1999
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