I am one of the commenters.
 
David Hayes R.P.A.
St. Croix
Virgin Islands

--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Eric Powell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


From: Eric Powell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: NY Times article
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Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 3:44 PM


Have any Histarchers read today's NY Times piece on the Brooklyn fireman who digs privies as a hobby?

http://nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html?hp&hp#

In the comments section there is a lively back and forth going on between archaeologists (Among others, Peter Bleed has posted a comment) and those who see amateur excavation as harmless or even a positive development in historical preservation.


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