Carl: Under separate cover I am sending you the 2003
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Unexploded Ordnance.
It is Unclassified.
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Carl Drexler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> A few weeks ago, a very nice James Type I artillery shell was found near
> Prairie Grove, Arkansas. When a city employee posted a photo of it to
> Facebook, the local bomb squad hastily commandeered and destroyed the
> round, before consulting with archaeologists, historians, or staff from the
> nearby battlefield park. Part of the justification behind this hasty action
> was that those who expressed a preservation-minded approach to dealing with
> the artifact could not offer a plan to effectively handle, render inert,
> and curate such a find. This is not an isolated incident, and it is time, I
> feel, to come together and better-define our response to this kind of
> situation.
>
> I am proposing a forum at the upcoming SHA conference (Washington, January 6
> -9, 2016) that will bring together archaeologists, explosive ordnance
> disposal (EOD) specialists from the U.S. military, lawyers specializing in
> explosives-related issues, and bomb squad personnel. In addition to
> defining each groups' interests and motivations when historic (pre-WWI)
> unexploded ordnance (UXO) is recovered, I want to use this forum to develop
> a draft protocol for safe handling, preservation, and curation of these
> finds, which otherwise end up destroyed and lost to us. The title and
> abstract are attached.
>
> This forum will be of interest to more than just those who specialize in
> battlefield research. Any who work in areas where historic conflicts have
> occurred, and who might deal with UXO during research or when contacted by
> an interested member of the public would also derive benefit.
>
> Please send me any thoughts or comments at the below contact information.
> If you have stories about the handling of such finds (good or bad), please
> feel free to share them with me in advance of the conference.
>
> Thanks,
> Carl
>
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> Dr. Carl G. Drexler
> Arkansas Archeological Survey
> SAU Research Station
> [log in to unmask]
> (870) 235-4230
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