Yes....politics too much of it.....we must remember every step toward 
liberation from politics is a good one

My favorite phrase.
"If I want a pol-0-ticks I will brush my dog"

Conrad

Pam Soltis wrote:

> On May 13, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Gwyn Alcock wrote:
>
>> A BHPO of my acquaintance once remarked that he preferred "historic  
>> refuse deposit," because it was uphill work to get a National  
>> Register eligibility evaluation on a "trash scatter."
>>
>> We mustn't forget the political arena in which we work.
>>
>> Gwyn Alcock
>> Riverside, CA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Adrian Praetzellis <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 8:12:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: terminology
>>
>> I say "historic artifact concentration."
>>
>> 1. Ever heard a prehistorian call a lithic site "trash"?
>>
>> 2. It's hard to keep a straight face while telling someone that  
>> digging up
>> "trash" is a good use of their money.
>>
>> 3. I don't like the term "scatter." It conjures up the image of a  
>> barefoot
>> maiden broadcasting rose petals from a woven basket tra-la.
>>
>> Adrian Praetzellis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Chuck Carrig  
>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a consensus on the proper terminology for the discussion of
>>> historic refuse concentrations?
>>>
>>> I've always used the terminology historic midden as opposed to  
>>> historic
>>> trash dump.
>>>
>>> Chuck Carrig - RPA
>>> Archaeologist
>>> BLM - Dillon Field Office
>>> 1005 Selway Drive
>>> Dillon, MT 59725
>>> (406)683-8029
>>>
>
>
>
>
> Pamela S. Soltis
> Curator
> Laboratory of Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Genetics
> Florida Museum of Natural History
> University of Florida
> Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
> phone:  (352) 273-1964
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