George, I posted the link from the Navy times yesterday on ArchaeoSeek.

The Department of Defense is distributing a new deck of playing cards to
troops, one that features archeological sites rather than most-wanted al
Qaeda members and Baathists. Here are links to an article and photos of
some cards:

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/06/ap_playingcards_070618/

Smoke


On 6/20/07, George Myers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks for the clue. The Washington Post is much clearer and has a
> photo essay which shows the contrast in the mortuary practices between
> the two in situ. The archaeological evidence appears to be
> mis-reported in the NY Times.
>
> (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR2007061901929.html?nav=hcmodule)
>
> There's also a report of troops getting archaeological playing cards
> in Iraq to help them recognize archaeological sites, imploring them to
> drive around them rather than over them.
>
> I still have a picture in my mind, from survey, of the small palisaded
> village site that is "Pine Camp #1" archaeological site at Fort Drum
> with the wooden snow fence around it except where the tank tracks had
> pulled up and stopped just over the fence. It's been part of the
> research on the "St. Lawrence Iroquois" thought one of the earlier
> groups of their legacy in the "A2A" area (Algonquin to Adirondack)
> known for its interesting maize based agricultural settlement (wild
> rice?) patterns and wildlife, and according to some recorded legend,
> site of the early "state formation" of the League of the Iroquois
> noted by Benjamin Franklin, as to perhaps be emulated in "America".
> There's even some early stone canal structures according to Parks
> Canada that have been difficult to date in the St. Lawrence Seaway
> opened by President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth near Fort Drum, NY.
> And a secret "Skull and Bones" compound in the Thosand Islands nearby
> in the news again over the alleged theft of Geronimo's bones by the
> Yale University "fraternity" while President Bush's grandfather was
> there.
>
> Playing cards: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/18/AR2007061801277.html?tid=informbox
>
> George Myers
>


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