Adraian

You should have given the web address. And you wonder why the happy going
young thing of 1970s archaeology turned into the morose depressive of 2004.
See you in the bar for a pint or two at York

paul courtney
leicester

----- Original Message -----
From: "praetzellis" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:50 PM
Subject: Archaeology as contamination?


> HISTARCHeronians,
>
> So I came across the following on the website of  a  UK-based archaeology
> firm:
>
> "Fieldwork, in essence the remediation of any archaeological contamination
> at a site, is usually the most expensive and time consuming element of the
> heritage planning process."
>
> Thank God that someone is making the world safe for the next shopping
center
> by decontaminating the countryside of all those disgusting archaeological
> sites.  Think they use special protective clothing?
>
> Adrian Praetzellis
> Somewhere in California