We're suggesting all tools that could be mixed up are ribboned with
different flagging tape combinations. Some after-work penalty may
apply if you are seen holding a red-yellow tape bucket, when your
colour is green-white.
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Denis Gojak
PO Box 457
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia
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From: "HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY"
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Sent:Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:22:38 -0400
Subject:Re: fieldwork under COVID19
Hi Tim,
It may be easier for you to enforce in an academic context, but one
area where it has been difficult to maintain proper practice is in
regard to tools. While everyone may have their own equipment, the
practice of equipment sharing is so common (‘can I borrow your tape
measure for a minute?’), it’s a hard habit to break. Getting techs
to claim and use only one shovel and screen or to wipe it down daily
is not easy to institute. Even if students work alone in a unit to
maintain social distancing, there are times when two or more come
together for some aspect of work, such as shading a unit with a tarp
for a photo.
These are little things you may have already thought of, but they are
also exactly the ones that can be a challenge to actually change.
Again, in a academic setting you may have less difficulty setting and
maintaining the rules. For example, only one photographer touches the
camera and takes the photos, one person sets the sign board, etc. In
our situations where we are normally immersed in soil, cleanliness is
the farthest from most people’s minds. While gloves help, of course,
even that could be an issue. The kind we use for screening are not
usually the plastic medical ones that are easier to shred. You might
think about having students get the type that are the thick, heavy
plastic gardening type, but they can be difficult to wear while
writing. Or the thinner plastic medical-type gloves could be left on
and the heavy ones for screening, etc., slipped on over them and
removed as necessary. Gloves go on and come off so much that leaving
them on is going to be a challenge if there’s any bulk to them, anti
if there’s no bulk, they are probably going to shred. Probably TMI,
but just thought I’d pass it along.
Good luck.
Misty
Misty Jackson, Ph.D., RPA 16457
Arbre Croche Cultural Resources LLC
214 South Main Street
Leslie, Michigan 49251
www.arbrecroche.com
517-525-3060
Center for Maritime and
Underwater Resource Management
www.cmurm.org
Arbre Croche Cultural Resources LLC is a certified Economically
Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)
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> On Apr 22, 2020, at 8:59 PM, r_a_green wrote:
>
> Travel and lodging are the primary issues for the projects we had
scheduled this Spring and Summer. We have a small crew and it's not
very difficult to maintain social distancing during fieldwork;
however, it is necessary to stay in hotels where we are likely to
encounter travelers from many other areas. This is a concern.
>
> Our decision is to follow the protocol determined by the CDC,
federal and state government travel restrictions, as well as, other
credible sources and common sense.
>
> It's going to sting, but we've survived through worse cash flow
interruptions in the past, and we will make it through this one.
>
> Stay healthy, stay safe.
> RichSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> -------- Original message --------From: Timothy Scarlett Date:
4/22/20 8:12 PM (GMT-05:00) To: [log in to unmask] Subject:
Re: fieldwork under COVID19 Thanks for that thought Denis-This is
provocative. Both projects I’m considering for the summer (or was
considering and am now trying to see if I can salvage…) are not
collaborative with an indigenous or another at-risk community. In my
state, the virus-caused mortality rate is much higher among African
Americans so far. It will take a lot of research to tease out the
issues here, but structural violence has played a role through less
access to health care, less food security and quality, and increased
exposure to environmental contaminants. I could see how concern for
potential impacts among collaborative communities and stakeholder
groups to be a powerful concern in calling off fieldwork.My projects
might have had public archaeology elements, but not this summer.
Attracting crowds to a site simply isn’t possible this summer.Thanks
for your thoughts,Tim> On Apr 22, 2020, at 8:01 PM, Denis Gojak
wrote:> > Thanks for sharing Tim > > They seem to largely mirror
measures that are emerging in Australian> practice.> One particular
issue is where archaeology takes place on Aboriginal> sites,
Aboriginal site officers and community members are expected to> be
active participants. The Aboriginal community generally is> recognised
as having increased vulnerability or comorbidities for> coronavirus,
so their needs may not be the same as other workers or> students and
medical advice may be required as to whether individuals> should risk
participating.> Denis> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Denis Gojak > > PO Box 457> Newtown NSW 2042> Australia> > e
[log in to unmask] [1]> > m 0489 944 822 - private> 0400 474 405 -
work> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > ----- Original
Message -----> From: "HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY" > To:> Cc:> Sent:Wed, 22
Apr 2020 16:26:47 -0400> Subject:fieldwork under COVID19> > Hi all,> >
I have been collecting information from archaeologists and other>
fieldworkers who continue to practice in the field while keeping>
social distancing requirements during the pandemic.> > I am trying to
prepare for the possibility that I will be allowed to> either hire
student staff for funded research projects and/or teach> field school
later this summer, if/when Michigan eases the “stay> safe, stay
home” order.> > If anyone is interested, you can see and comment on
the information> here:>
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zZAgfI_H3frBFHhxqVMSze6zR4XAkgYrDB9P000jYRc/edit?usp=sharing>
> > best regards,> Tim>
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