OK, so now site formation processes (of the sort that make litt'ler 'uns
out of bigger 'uns) are a manifestation of the divine?  Is this an
attempt to come up with an "intelligent design" archaeology, that will
please the religiosity of our current leaders/funders/deciders of the
fate of Section 106?  Or, more simply, has Michael Schiffer taken holy
orders? 
;-)

D. Babson.


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Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:10 PM
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Subject: To glue or not to glue, that is the question...

Shockingly enough, we don't glue stuff back together!
We tape things temporarily for photos and to get MNIs, then we pull em
appart when we're done. It uses up less space in the box.

Offhand, I can't really think of a reason to glue stuff -- even for
exhibit
purposes -- it just encourages artifact fetishism. I prefer the stuff in
bits the way God made it.

Adrian Praetzellis
Sonoma State University


> I am curious..in your own opinion what is the best adhesive for
> cross-mending historic ceramics (ironstone, stonewares, etc.).
>
> Best,
>
> Jeremy Nienow
> University of Minnesota
>