To go along with T. Thompson's thread, if such anti-looting information is 
placed on the web (e.g. on the SAA, SHA, NPS sites), who exactly are you 
reaching?  Unfortunately, those who are going to commit such crimes are 
probably not perusing these websites.  They're looking at North-South 
Trader, the Civil War Outpost, privydigger.com, or Digger Odell's bottle 
site (to name a few).  And just because I can name a few websites doesn't 
mean I'm a proponent of such activities.  It means that our Dept. has had to 
deal with these complicated issues, internally and externally, especially 
when it comes to Civil War sites.  Compiling the information is a start, but 
knowing how to properly reach the targeted audience is another matter.  If 
you're trying the shape and inform the young minds of future generations, 
great.  But, it doesn't really do anything for those who are already 
embedded in the "looting" culture unless you take it straight to them.  And 
that is where it gets tricky...

Just my two cents.  Nice touch to throw a bone to Joffre and all his 
students...

Paul J. Mohler, Archaeologist
Human Environment Unit, Archaeology Section
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation


>From: "Patrice L. Jeppson" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Identifying a new need vis a vis: readings explaining archaeology 
>vs. looting
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:15:46 -0400
>
>Our request is to our colleagues to forward what they already use to meet 
>this need of explaining the difference between archaeology and looting. 
>(The SAA public web pages serve as a clearing house for information for our 
>publics and peers looking for useful resources.This is a topic we have had 
>requests for and are trying to fill this need.)
>
>We have received several very good suggestions for readings on this subject 
>and some of the suggestions are also accompanied by lesson plans. But we 
>have also received new ideas such as this one involving the medium of comic 
>books and one by Tim Thompson for an illustration (photographic rich) 
>approach (as opposed to text) which explains archaeology vs. looting to 
>non-readers.
>
>I am wondering if, as a body of professional practioners, there has been a 
>need identified that is not currently met -- i.e., audiences our current 
>materials do not reach -- as well as new possibilities for information and 
>education emerging from new technology interfaces.
>
>In either case, I hope talented and enterprising colleagues will take note 
>and produce non-traditional materials on this topic (and let the web pages 
>clearing house know about their existence once they are created).
>
>PL Jeppson, on behalf of the SAA PEC Web Pages Working Group (Carol 
>McDavid, Mary Kwas, and SAA Manager of Education and Information, Maureen 
>Malloy (www.saa.org/public)
>
>
>
>At 03:55 AM 9/26/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Why not hire a comic book illustrator to draw your messages in a popular
>>form that any looter would understand? Then put it on a website and use 
>>the same
>>graphics for a power point presentation that can be distributed by CD to 
>>lots
>>of  other archaeologists?
>>
>>Did I mention the comic book convention this past July had 110,000  
>>visitors?
>>Lots of those people looked like looters, assuming I know what a  looter
>>looks like?
>>
>>Ron May
>>Legacy 106, Inc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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