Looks like a very interesting project I have to agree. The problem is going 
to be convincing someone with the dollars to support the research that it is 
an important undertaking. There are dozens if not hundreds of similar sites 
here in Alaska that are simply too tough and expensive to get to so they are 
slowly disappearing into the land. If like the photo captions say, they are 
hundreds of miles from anywhere else the cost of gaining the knowledge they 
offer is going to be deemed too costly for the information they will yield. 
Sad to say, but it always comes back to following the all mighty dollar, and 
if there is no profit to be made or another factor that mandates someone do 
something to document a site, it is simply not going to happen. Gone are the 
days when universities would fund research for the sake of research.
Sorry for the rant people, but there are so many sites that should be 
studied and no sources of funding to make it happen that the frustration 
level is high! I'm sure many of you, if not all, are in the same predicament 
as well.

Cordially:

Richard W. Galloway
Archaeological Technician-USFWS
Anthropology Grad Student-University of Alaska, Anchorage
"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking."- Steven Wright"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "geoff carver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:32 PM
Subject: abandoned villages


> Could prove a good opportunity to study site formation/abandonment 
> processes
> (a long-term research project):
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7425389.stm