There are several references on "wall graffitti archaeology" in Latin American archaeology, I publish XVIth centruy graf. at Mexico churches, and a catalog of graffiti from a jesuit temple at Mendoza (Argentina) dated from 1801 to today, and we have information on several others sites in the Anericas. If it useful, just drop a line Daniel Schavelzon [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]> To: 8:19 AM Subject: Writing on Walls > In message <[log in to unmask]>, HISTARCH > automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> writes > >I do think when archaeologists are doing that they should be into > >walls. > Unfortunately, I seem to have missed the first post, so don't know what > 'doing that' refers to. > > Writing on walls of all kinds is a topic dear to my heart. I'm > particularly interested in the idea that the illicit and illegal nature > of 'graffiti' is a modern construct. > > There is a panel coming up at TAG 2005 (Sheffield, UK) on this, and a > few of us are talking about a longer term research project on the topic, > perhaps getting together to talk about it in the spring. > > Best wishes to all, > > Pat > > -- > Pat Reynolds > [log in to unmask] > "It might look a bit messy now, > but just you come back in 500 years time" > (T. Pratchett) >