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To some degree; but the Cologne subway project also included a large
archaeological component; granted, it's a question whether medieval & Roman
archaeology are "historical" in the North American sense or not, and the
collapse gives an indirect indication of what priority site safety had on
the archaeological work. Of more direct relevance is the fact that the
archives themselves are being excavated, with some help from archaeologists
(although it seems politix may have reared its ugly head yet again). A lot
of historical and other archaeologists also work for museums, and are
rightly concerned with matters of conservation and rescue after such
disasters.
And yes: historical archaeologists did use the documents stored in those
archives; some were over 1000 years old, relating to such diverse subjects
as Viking raids in the vicinity, the founding of the synagogue (another
major excavation now ongoing in Cologne), etc....
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Hatchett, Jennifer C
The discussion of the Cologne archives was allowed although it did not
technically relate to historical archaeology outside of the fact that
historical archaeologists might use such an archive.
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