Another "lurker" chiming in to offer enthusiastic THANKS to Anita (can't be 
and isn't said often enough) for this fantastic email list that has provided 
me with an endless number of emails worth archiving because of their content 
and value to me in my work and my general interest in historical 
archaeology.

Please keep the list. Echoing what others have said, one of the benefits of 
this list is the active discussion about various dynamic issues such as even 
the fundamental definitions of the discipline and sub-disciplines. It's 
clear that many folks truly value this list for its interesting and useful 
conversations, so if you ever need additional support to keep it going, 
Anita, please don't hesitate to ask those of us who benefit from it.

Joe B. Jones
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Oswald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: "Parents" and Historical Archaeology


> Speaking as a shovel bum
> Keep this list..
> Thanks
> Kris Oswald
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Robert L. Schuyler
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: "Parents" and Historical Archaeology
>
> I will  do a longer piece on this issue later today but I want to tell
> Anita:
>
>         (1) Do not give up HISTARCH. It is a vital tool for all
> those who study Historical Archaeology, that is, the archaeology of
> the Modern World (ca. AD 1400 to the Present). Other types of
> archaeologies of history have their own discussion groups as they
> should.
>
>         God Bless Anita and HISTARCH. Ranging from questions of
> theory to identifying specific artifacts, HISTARCH is one of our best
> research and communication tools we have. SHA honored both Anita and
> HISTARCH with an SHA Award of Merit for these services a few years
> back. HISTARCH has not grown less important since that ceremony, it
> has increased every year in its importance.
>
>         (2) Although the article I wrote, which Fontana refers to in
> his message, was first published in 1970 (actually written in 1969),
> I am not the real "Father of Historical Archaeology." That
> designation must belong to people like J.C. Harrington, John L.
> Cotter, Kenneth Kidd,
> Art Woodward et al, et al, both in North America and elsewhere in the
> world (e.g. the founders of the SPMA in Europe). Then there is a
> second generation of ancestors - Jim Deetz, Stan South, Bunny
> Fontana, Judy Birmingham et al. Finally there is my generation.
>
>         Thank you for the comment Anita, it is a great honor,  but I
> was in part a student of Deetz which is why I am still so young.
>
>         I will return today!
>
> Bob Schuyler
>
> At 08:18 PM 3/30/2009, you wrote:
>>Geoff,
>>
>>The source is Dr. Schuyler's book, Historical Archaeology. IMHO, Bob
>>is the father of Historical Archaeology as a discipline.
>>
>>On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM, geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>> > OK: so where did this definition come from? It must come from
> somewhere,
>> > have a source, someone you can cite...
>> > But that still leaves me hanging: part of what I'm doing is
> historical
>> > (although I'd normally call the 19th & 20th century stuff "modern"),
> part
>> > medieval, part Classical, & possibly some prehistoric... except that
> the
>> > relation between historical & prehistoric...
>> > I'm confused... just give me the source & I'll read it myself
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> >
>> > Historical Archaeology is the archaeology of the Modern World (AD
> [or
>> > if you prefer CE] 1400 to the Present
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>--
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