As an field archaeologist, I find your broad statement that archaeology isn’t science amusing. It is very important to use the same scientific methodology as a chemist or physicist. The field of anthropology itself has been hijacked in the 80s and 90s by lefty loons the same as when the Nazi’s in the 30s used it to promote and projects its agenda. Yes it does sully the reputation of the field but does not diminish the nature of the study. Conjecture and bias, just like in “climate change studies” does not change how the science is performed, just how the findings are displayed.
“As an field archaeologist, I find your broad statement that archaeology isn’t science amusing”
From the discussions on FR over the years it seems as if archaeology is not so much science as forensics.
There was a guy on FR (he got himself banned over the Evolution discussions) who studied fossils for a living. He claimed to use scientific methods but it was definitely not the same methods as in physics or chemistry where theories are proposed and tested under controlled conditions.