Ron:

Hopefully, the 2nd Great Depression will NOT bring it back.  The recent
articles about some states wanting to exclude TERP projects from
environmental review to "create or expedite jobs" are disturbing.  

It MIGHT be better to create jobs AND learn more about our past by reviving
major Depression era archaeological survey projects with modern
technologies.  That was the feeling of archaeologists I talked to at SCA. In
any case, a lot of governmental archaeologists and graduate students are
nervous.  

The only bright spot seems to be with those environmental companies in
Nevada who are doing work for gold mining companies.  Other thoughts are
MORE than welcome!

Rich Lundin, WRI
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron May
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: archaeologists selling artifacts

This sort of behavior went out with the Great Depression. Today, most of us

sign codes of ethics that we will not engage in the sale, trade, or anything

that would induce commercial mining and destruction of archaeological sites.

Violators should be prosecuted.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
 
 
In a message dated 3/18/2009 12:45:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

Sorry  for cross-posting (yet again), but someone asked me about
archaeologists  who finance excavations by selling the artifacts they find.
I
remember  someone saying something about this recently, but just can't
remember in  what context. Anyone have any leads, references and/or
examples?


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