Search for realia

Dr. Schuler warned me that 80% (or was it 90%?) of all archaeology is done in the library. This is too, TOO true as I sit here at home, dreaming of the dig while being overwhelmed by the written ramblings of my homework assignments.

Sigh.

But hey (or eh...hehe...), an archaeologist must be versatile, right? Therefore, with the same tenacity I attacked the dig site (and the centipede), I will overcome this book review for Dr. Schuler. I will! I WILL!!!

Along those lines, does anyone know what realia is? Davis (author of the Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology) states the fundamental theme of biblical archaeology is the search for realia. This may be true, but how am I supposed to know if I cannot even define realia? I have decided that when I become an academic, I will gear my work towards the popular audience, thereby not needing to wield cumbersome words like "realia" or anything that even the most intelligent of laymen do not understand.

These are my bitter ramblings and procrastinations.

Sigh.