William Rathje (born 1 July 1954) is an archaeologist and Professor at Stanford University. He is the longtime director of the Garbology Project, which has for decades studied trends in discards by field research in trash dumps. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Garbology is the study of refuse and trash. ... Dumpster diving is the practice of rummaging through trash, whether commercial or residential, to find items of use that have been discarded. ...