That's a great Idea! Here's my contributiion:
"It was a dark and stormy night. . ."
Pam Asbury-Smith
SRI, Tucson
:-)
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From: "Suzanne M. Gurenlian" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: popular images of archaeologists
> I have an idea. Why don't those among us that are writers each write a
small
> chapter of a book, (why not use the memorable finds thread idea), that we
can
> 'get right' and publish it! On this listserve, we have over 900 persons
that
> can do the job of editing. The proceeds can be used for an Historical
> Archaeology scholarship or HISTARCH grant.
>
> Sister Mary, COGS
> --
> It is within the boundaries of love that you discover life. Enjoy it!
>
>
> Quoting "G. Alcock" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Dedie:
> >
> > That was justifiable grumpiness. I love well-written, well-researched,
> > escapist fiction. I too tried to read _Birthright_ and classified it as
one
> > of those books that, as Dorothy Parker put it, "should not be tossed
aside
> > lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
> >
> > Sure, the relationships were often realistic, but the dialogue limped,
the
> > plot was awkward, and the archaeological errors were just salt in the
wound.
> >
> > I hope the history buffs, the active members of avocational societies,
and
> > all those National Geographic and Archaeology subscribers also hurled
the
> > book.
> >
> > Gwyn Alcock
> > Redlands, California
> >
> > "Snow, Cordelia" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > Ignorance is not bliss and it does a disservice to readers to assume
that
> > since they don't know anything, anything goes.
> > <snip>
> > Granted we as archaeologists make up a miniscule percentage of the
> > readership of such a novel, but one would think that an author, even of
a
> > pot-boiler, would take a little more pride in their research.
> > Dedie Snow
> > (the old grump)
> >
> >
>
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