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There is no technology in dowsing. It is little more than redneck
voodoo. Hume also suggested that coat hangers were a better choice than
metal detectors. I doubt if anyone gives much credence to that
assertion.
Surely, you're not asking a serious question with regard to dowsing?
Rich Green
Historic Archaeological Research
4338 Hadley Court
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Office: (765) 464-8735
Home: (765) 464-8095
http://www.har-indy.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Heite" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:06 PM
Subject: Dowsing
> Back in 1969, Ivor Noel Hume suggested that dowsing with bent coat
> hangers might be a useful technique for finding buried features. He
> said, "they serve a useful purpose and are included in every
> Williamsburg archaeologist's box of tricks."
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> Has anyone pulled that one out of the box recently? I am about to
> investigate a supposed unmarked cemetery, and I want to know about
> any previous experience.
>
> What is the latest experience with this technology? Or, has it been
> abandoned, for reasons, to quote the same passage, as Noel Hume
> said,"There is no denying that one feels a little idiotic walking
> across a field intently watching two pieces of coat hanger."
>
> Having many years ago abandoned any qualms about appearing a little
> idiotic, I'm planning to test the technique seriously.
> --
> Ned Heite ([log in to unmask])
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