Der John,
ah yes, a case of the old ordinance vs. ordnance - otherwise known as the
Ballot or the Bullet - lol
Sincerely,
kev
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:15 AM, John T Penman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ordinance is not an artifact.
> J. T. Penman, Fort Irwin.
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM, HISTARCH automatic digest system <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > There are 5 messages totaling 200 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Session on Landscapes and Labor
> > 2. UXO Forum at SHA 2016 (3)
> > 3. SHA Cemeteries Session, Papers Wanted
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:12:03 +0000
> > From: Michael Lucas <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Session on Landscapes and Labor
> >
> > Jordon Loucks and I are looking for papers to fill out a session broadly
> > focused on labor and immigration in the northeastern United States (see
> > abstract below). We are especially interested in papers that address
> > cultural landscapes produced by immigrant labor, the many ways in which
> > these landscapes worked against the laborers who produced them, and/or
> the
> > struggle to lay claim to the heritage of those landscapes. If you are
> > interested please send us an email off-list.
> >
> > Mike: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > Jordon: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> > Abstract
> > From slavery to unionization, the relationship between those doing the
> > work, and the industries that prospered throughout the Northeast's
> history,
> > helped to define the cultural identities that the descendent groups of
> > those labor forces lay claim to today. Historical archaeology often links
> > the concept of labor with resource extraction or infrastructure projects
> > sites such as mines, factories, canals, or logging camps. But labor, as
> > broadly conceived, is a productive force used to construct and maintain
> > landscapes on many scales including plantations, individual homes, or
> golf
> > courses. Immigrant communities have provided much of the labor used to
> > build and sustain the "Industrial Northeast" and gained the least in
> > economic return. At the same time, cultural landscapes produced by that
> > labor, work to create and sustain boundaries of race and class that
> > problematize definitions of American cultural identity. This symposium
> > includes recent archaeological studies from the northeastern United
> States
> > that explore the relationships between immigrant groups and the cultural
> > landscapes produced by their labor. Papers in the session draw on
> examples
> > from the seventeenth through twentieth century.
> >
> >
> > Michael T. Lucas
> > Curator of Historical Archaeology
> > CEC Room 3049
> > New York State Museum
> > Albany, NY 12230
> > 518-486-2015
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:40:56 -0500
> > From: Carl Drexler <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: UXO Forum at SHA 2016
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ----
> > Dr. Carl G. Drexler
> > Arkansas Archeological Survey
> > SAU Research Station
> > [log in to unmask]
> > (870) 235-4230
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:34:01 +0000
> > From: "Rodgers, Ree" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: UXO Forum at SHA 2016
> >
> > I think this is great! I don't think the attachment came through
> > though....
> >
> > Cheers, Ree
> > Archaeologist
> > WAPA, Rocky Mountain Region
> > 970-461-7214
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl
> > Drexler
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:41 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: UXO Forum at SHA 2016
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ----
> > Dr. Carl G. Drexler
> > Arkansas Archeological Survey
> > SAU Research Station
> > [log in to unmask]
> > (870) 235-4230
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:47:30 +0000
> > From: "Veit, Richard" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: SHA Cemeteries Session, Papers Wanted
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > I am hoping to organize a session for the 2016 SHA conference on the
> > archaeology of cemeteries and commemoration. It is tentatively titled:
> >
> > “Spirits of the Dead”: Historical Archaeologies of Cemeteries and
> > Commemoration
> >
> > The title is drawn from a poem of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe. The
> > session is dedicated to current research on the archaeology of cemeteries
> > and commemoration. Paper should highlight new research and/or new
> > perspectives on mortuary archaeology. Papers dealing with gravemarkers,
> > commemoration, cemetery landscapes, and the archaeology of memory are
> > particularly welcome.
> >
> > If you are interested in participating please contact me off list.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Rich Veit
> >
> > Richard Veit, Ph.D., RPA
> > Professor of Anthropology and Chair
> > Department of History and Anthropology
> > Monmouth University
> > West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898
> > 732-263-5699
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:08:59 -0700
> > From: Gwyn Alcock <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: UXO Forum at SHA 2016
> >
> > Histarch doesn't allow attachments, at least not of the email sort.
> >
> > Gwyn Alcock
> > Riverside, Calif.
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of HISTARCH Digest - 9 Jun 2015 to 10 Jun 2015 (#2015-104)
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