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Date: | Fri, 30 May 2008 08:10:37 -0800 |
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Looks like a very interesting project I have to agree. The problem is going
to be convincing someone with the dollars to support the research that it is
an important undertaking. There are dozens if not hundreds of similar sites
here in Alaska that are simply too tough and expensive to get to so they are
slowly disappearing into the land. If like the photo captions say, they are
hundreds of miles from anywhere else the cost of gaining the knowledge they
offer is going to be deemed too costly for the information they will yield.
Sad to say, but it always comes back to following the all mighty dollar, and
if there is no profit to be made or another factor that mandates someone do
something to document a site, it is simply not going to happen. Gone are the
days when universities would fund research for the sake of research.
Sorry for the rant people, but there are so many sites that should be
studied and no sources of funding to make it happen that the frustration
level is high! I'm sure many of you, if not all, are in the same predicament
as well.
Cordially:
Richard W. Galloway
Archaeological Technician-USFWS
Anthropology Grad Student-University of Alaska, Anchorage
"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking."- Steven Wright"
----- Original Message -----
From: "geoff carver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:32 PM
Subject: abandoned villages
> Could prove a good opportunity to study site formation/abandonment
> processes
> (a long-term research project):
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7425389.stm
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