I think Sir Mortimer Wheeler said in his autobiography that Marshall dug 
Mohenjo Daro (broad areal excavations ) and found Indus Valley 
Civilization while if Wheeler himself had initially dug the site he 
would have found Harappan culture but missed the civilization.



On 6/10/2011 1:33 PM, Doms, Keith wrote:
> I remember both cartoons.
> 	The one from Mad Magazine is in a collection of Al Jaffee
> cartoons.  The cartoon is called Hex Marks the Spot.  I Xeroxed and
> pasted it into a poster for dorm room years ago.
> 	I think I saw the pyramid cartoon or a similar one on the cover
> of Archaeology Notes newsletter in the 1980s.
>
> KRD
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> David L. Browman
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> Subject: Re: cartoon needed
>
> Susan
>
> While you are at it, it might be fun to find the old 'Mad' magazine
> marginal.
>
> This marginal is one that shows the archaeologist putting in test pits
> on
> a grid system.  The first pit comes up empty, but just misses the tip of
> a
> pyramid.  The second pit comes up empty, but just misses a fantastic
> King
> Tut type burial with loads of goodies,   I don't recollect what the
> third
> test pit missed, but you get the idea.
>
> It would be a nice pairing perhaps.
>
> David Browman
>
>
>    
>> June 10, 2011
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I need to locate a cartoon.  I believe it was in Archaeology Magazine.
>> It shows 2 archaeologists excavating a unit in the middle of the
>>      
> desert.
>    
>> In the center is the tip of a pyramid.  I believe the caption is
>>      
> something
>    
>> like "Uh oh."
>> Ring any bells?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> S. Walter
>>
>>      
>    

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