June Swann's article on concealed shoes can be found on-line at the
following address:
http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/june_swann_concealed_shoes.htm 

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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron
May
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:26 PM
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Subject: Re: Concealed objects in buildings

 
In a message dated 8/30/2006 7:15:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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also  recommend

Merrifield, Ralph
1990 Archaeology of Ritual and Magic.  New Amsterdam Books. ISBN:
0941533263

He notes in his introduction  essentially that, now that he's at the end
of his career, he can publish  this material, since it no longer matters
if people think he's off his nut.  (I'm paraphrasing, obviously).

Ron, thanks for the reference, I will  have to check that one out.
--Megan  Springate.




Megan et al,
 
Yes, I bought a copy of Merrifield and used it in my 2000
paper.Unfortunately, I never compiled my bibliography for that paper.
Here  are some oth4er useful sources:
 
Ewans, George Ewart
1966 Patterns Under the Plough. (I don't have it handy, so the
publisher remains forgotten)
 
Ewans documented through oral interviews the use of witch bottles and
attributed burying objects in houses to the Roman practice of burying
family  under the house in order to protect the living.
 
Swan, June
1996 Journal of the Costume Society (Shoe Museum, London, England.
Again, I do not have the complete references)
 
Swan created the Northampton Museum Index and keeps entries of worldwide
discoveries of shoes, boots, and other concealments. I highly recommend
to all members of HISTARCH who discover concealments to track her down
and include your  find in this index. Swan also provided evidence for
"spirit middens" that were  used for hundreds of years, but I no longer
recall the details.
 
I guess I should dredge out my file on all this stuff and take another
crack at it.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.