Much better than dowsing rods is the technique used by some exponants of
alternative archaeology. Using this method the archaeologist sits under
a pyramid and focuses his/her attention on a set of crystals while
getting in touch with the feminine side of the great earth mother. It
also helps if the cigarette that is being smoked is made of that funny
green tobacco. No excavations or hard field work, the answers just come
to you man!
Same compost different day
John

Ned Heite wrote:
>
> 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."
>
> 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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