"Besides possessing skills in field work, a competent archaeologist hasto call on a broad understanding of human life in carrying out rational, circumspect inferences of the materials obtained," Chang says. "That sort of ability depends on a foundation in other social sciences."
「一個能勝任的考古學者，除了具備田野工作的技術外，還要以對人類生活的廣泛瞭解，將所獲得的材料進行合理、審慎的推論」，張光直說：「這種能力取決於其他社會科學的素養。」