Reminds me of a gravity line survey I did years ago that encountered three
dog/cat burials and somebody's horse buried under a boulder.  I recommended
avoidance:)  Didn't want to mess with a dead horse:)

Dan Allen
Cumberland Research Group, Inc.
and
The Center for Historic Preservation @ MTSU

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron May" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Felines


> Oh, before I forget this tale, I need to pass it along. Back when I worked
> for the County of San Diego as their staff archaeologist, I field
> inspected a
> property and found a grave marked "Jingles Varela, 1958" surrounded by a
> pile of
> stones. Of course, I made a real to do about preserving the cultural
> resting
> place of Mr. Jingles and the developer screamed bloody murder about losing
> land. Faced with possibly calling in the Coroner or losing the land, he
> hired a
> consultant team and they shot fancy black and white photographs, drew
> sketches,
> and laid out a neat scientific excavation unit. About 24-inches down, the
> crew exposed, photographed, and sketched the remains of a medium-sized dog
> in a
> fetal position. Suddenly, barreling out of the neighbor's yard was a
> maelstorm
> of children screaming and crying and demanding to know why we were digging
> up
> their pet dog?
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>