Charles gave me permission to forward this here. It is kicking up a lot of postings on ARCH-L. Anita Cohen-Williams; Reference Services; Hayden Library Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 PHONE: (602) 965-4579 FAX: (602) 965-9169 INTERNET: [log in to unmask] Owner: HISTARCH *** Forwarding note from CMNIQUET--CMSNAMES 09/27/94 14:36 *** Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@ASUACAD) by ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 9390; Tue, 27 Sep 1994 14:36:52 -0700 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 16:38:54 EDT Reply-To: CMNIQUETTE <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Archaeology List <[log in to unmask]> From: "Charles M. Niquette" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: historic cemeteries To: Multiple recipients of list ARCH-L <[log in to unmask]> Recently, the Kentucky SHPO exerted some pressure on several federal agencies to consider treating historic cemeteries as archeological sites and to evaluate these cemeteries according to the National Register criteria, particularly criterion d. I am currently attempting to complete a review of the pertinent literature. A common response from federal agency officials, usually non-archeologists, is to ask what kinds of potentially important information about cemeteries is there that is not available in the written record. While a whole host of demographic and bioarcheological questions come to mind immediately, what other avenues of inquiry have been or should be explored? I was hoping that members of the group might be able to provide me with bibliographic references for cemetery projects completed around the country or even in different corners of the globe. What specific kinds of information can be obtained and would be expected via archeological excavation of historic graves? Why is this information important? Thank you in advance for your responses. Chuck Niquette 143 Walton Avenue Lexington, Kentucky 40508 606/252-4737 phone 606/254-3747 fax [log in to unmask]