Pompeii Systemic Inventories Summary

This article discussed how any archaeologist can treat house-floor assemblages at any site like the Pompeii systemic inventories. Schiffer points out that archaeologists need to make a difference on how they decide to deal with cultural artifacts that were found in archaeological sites. Schiffer’s point was to establish why there are many reasons why an artifact might be found where it is. He also wants to demonstrate and explain why de facto assemblages are depleting.
Michael Schiffer states that each artifact found in a archaeological site was left there for specific reason. Because of this no assumption can be made without a determining a clear answer on why they are there. Schiffer disagrees with those who overlook, or ignore the operation