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This is a collection of bold statements about archaeology, its history, how it works, and why it is more important than ever. The book comprises conversations about archaeology among some of its notable contemporary figures.

It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today's garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population's demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our "garbage crisis" about fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about...