It has been my experience that historians rarely appreciate historical  
archaeology as a true research field. I distinctly recall bringing Donald  Cutter, 
professor emeritus, University of New Mexico, to San Diego as part of a  grant 
to send him to Spain in search of historical documents relating to the  1796 
Spanish cannon battery at the mouth of San Diego Bay (California). Although  
he was very polite and carried out our search in Spain, he clearly saw little  
value in our profession. Other academic historians I have encountered view  
artifacts as doodads or worse. I just do not believe that placement of an  
historical archaeologist in a history department would be healthy for the  
archaeologist or advance our science.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.



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