" and little Johnny was all alone in the....."


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Asbury-Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: popular images of archaeologists


> That's a great Idea!  Here's my contributiion:
>
> "It was a dark and stormy night. . ."
>
> Pam Asbury-Smith
> SRI, Tucson
> :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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)
> > >
> > >
> >
>