Charles,
First,I'm not sure to whom your remarks were addressed, but I hope you
didn't think my message was "grousing," because I wasn't. I genuinely
wanted to hear from others on the list about how they would categorize the
sherd illustrated : edged creamware or hand painted creamware or something
else.
I really hoped that someone would address my content question rather than go
for the easy "grousing," or even the more creative (but still way too easy)
"grousing about grousing" response. <grin>
So, seriously, was my question too naïve? What gives?
Secondly, I think the best part, the most courageous part, of FL web site is
that they put it out there, so we CAN discuss it in an open forum. I'm
thinking that if we can sort some of this out on the listserve, and come to
some agreement, or find out what the stuff is that we can't agree upon, THEN
we have done something much more constructive that if each of us contact FL
with our own narrow take on ceramic typology. (& from my experience, ceramic
identification does seem to vary a great deal according to the academic
clique that one springs forth from).
I guess, my take on the whole situation is that we all could, and should,
benefit from an open discussion on their categories. Therefore, I disagree
that the appropriate response to this web page is just a one way information
flow into the FL webmaster.
Linda Derry
Site Director
Old Cahawba Archaeological Site
719 Tremont Street
Selma, AL 36701-5446
334/875-2529
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Ewen, Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FL ceramic type collection
>
>
> The Florida Museum's on line type collection is a great
> resource and it is up to us to make it even better. Rather
> than grousing about misidentifications or misplaced pictures
> in this forum, let the FSM webmaster know. I found this link
> on their page
>
> We welcome input from users. Click here to send comments,
> corrections and suggestions.
>
> You'll have to actually go to their web page
> http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/histarch/gallery_types/how-to.asp
> to make the link work. It seems to me that the FSM has
> provided the framework and search engine, now it is up to the
> archaeological community to help hone the contents with
> comments. Good job FSM, you make me proud to be a gator!
>
> Charles R. Ewen, PhD
> Professor, Department of Anthropology
> Director, Phelps Archaeology Lab
> East Carolina University
> Greenville, NC 27858-4353
> 252-328-1071
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