Do not think that just because I enjoy the profits of my work that I'm not passionate about my field. Archaeology is my life, my religion, my calling. I risk my life in exotic lands, chasing down shadows and rumours of ancient temples not merely for the money--although the money is good and I enjoy it very much--but because when you hold history in your hands, you are, for a moment, like a god, reaching across time to touch the past and hear the voices of the dead.