For many years, many U.S. archaeologists have used a bastardized system, using graph paper in decimal inches and drawing site maps with a scale of 1 inch equals 1 meter or 10 meters or whatever, simply because in the U.S. metric graph paper is not stocked by the local places we routinely go to for office supplies.  I've tried the "print your own" sites and found the results unusable.  I still have a stash of K&E metric graph paper (the real thing) but I've heard they're no longer in business, so I echo Anita's request for a source.  (And forget Rite in the Rain--I'm a HABS-trained draftsman and I erase all the time, which you can't do on Rite in the Rain paper).

Morgan Rieder, RPA

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anita Cohen-Williams<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:04 PM
  Subject: Re: Metric Graph Paper?


  As others on this list will remember, I once had a blog that listed places
  to find archaeological equipment and supplies called ArchaeoMall. Alas, it
  was wiped out in the Great Purge of '07.

  So I am thinking of reviving it, and have discovered that it is possible to
  get professionally printed metric graph paper in pads for a much lower price
  than what the office store chains sell it for (when they even have it).

  Would people here be interested in this sort of product? I was also thinking
  of putting together archaeological equipment kits....

  On 9/28/07, geoff carver <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
  >
  > i was thinking we could do a swap: i could order some 2nd hand books from
  > amazon, send them to anita or someone, they could forward them to me; in
  > return, i could send you some metric grid paper...
  > scientific supply houses don't have it? what do chemists and biologists
  > and
  > other such folk use?
  > ----- Original Message -----
  >
  > > Cute!
  >



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