Well...that's what I think too.  
If I get fired...oh well.  

Then I will have the Time (but no money...hmm, sound familiar?) to
Reanalyze all those old collections sitting in boxes...collecting
dust...that never were reported on...or were inadequately done, for
today's standards.

:o)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
>Behalf Of Rich Lundin
>Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 6:46 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Management Interference in Standard Archaeology Procedures
>
>Absolutely, David and Carol:
>
>Fitting the small, forgotten, or obscure pieces together is 
>what we are all about.
>
>Rich Lundin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Parkhill" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:26 PM
>Subject: Re: Management Interference in Standard Archaeology Procedures
>
>
>> Good for you, Carol. Every detail may not be necessary for 
>the immediate 
>> project yet make a difference in a related project. 
>Researchers forget, 
>> sometimes, that small bits of data, however small, make a major 
>> contribution in another persons' research.
>>
>> DTP
>>
>> At 07:05 PM 8/2/2007, you wrote:
>>>And...as I stated...I am IGNORING the complaints of the 
>supervisor about
>>>taking too much time...and not compromising MY ethics...and continue
>>>doing a very detailed job of cataloging (even recording the 
>6 Different
>>>firing pin marks on the 50+ rimfire casings).
>>>
>>>I have been told by our Co. curation Center, that NO ONE (of the
>>>companies who desposit collections there) records ALL the 
>details that I
>>>do...in their catalogs.  So, I have no heartache about what 
>I am doing
>>>with the material.
>>>
>>>I just wanted some justification from Others...as to WHY we (archys)
>>>measure things...etc. so I could back up my way of doing things.
>>>
>>>This supervisor wont be in charge of any more archy 
>projects...so don't
>>>worry about that.