Folks,

Although I certainly would not agree with Anita's definition of 
"Historical Archaeology" as only the archaeology of the New World - 
and I think most would disagree with that rather constrained view - I 
believe that she is and was correct in removing the Marco Polo topic, 
which is certainly a stretch.

Keeping this list at remotely on topic is a huge deal, and not to be 
under-estimated or under-appreciated.  If you want to see what 
happens when a list-owner refuses to effectively moderate, just go to 
ARCH-L, which has devolved to a blog for a half-dozen writers, 
trolls, etc.  Virtually worthless.

Anita, keep up the good work.

Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois Transportation
Archaeological Research Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

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