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Subject:      ROMARCH- new Roman archaeology discussion group
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Friends:
 
The Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology at the
University of Michigan would like to announce a new Internet discussion
group for ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY, tentatively entitled "ROMARCH".
 
If you are interested in joining ROMARCH, please respond, by April 1, _with_
your opinion on whether the list should be moderated or unmoderated, to:
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(note:  to avoid annoying your colleagues, remember to respond ONLY TO ME,
_not_ to the list or person from whom you received this notice!)
IF there is sufficient positive response, the discussion group will be
set up in early April, and sign-on instructions will be sent to all
respondents, as well as to these lists.  A short prospectus of ROMARCH
follows; please forward this notice to any potentially interested parties
(particularly our colleagues in Italy or other former provinces around
the mare nostrum).
 
ROMARCH will have as its theme the material cultures of ancient Italy,
from ca. 1000 B.C. to A.D. 500, with a focus on Roman issues and
problems.  Both the Italian peninsula and the provinces of Rome will be
considered fair game.
 
Ideally, this group will foster communication between professionals,
students, and laypersons.  It will serve as an exchange for queries and
answers, act as a bulletin board for recent discoveries and news, be a sounding
board for those wishing to test their ideas or arguments, and become a
'forum' for general discussions on a wide range of issues.
 
Whether the group should be moderated (i.e. I collect all messages, sort
through and re-compile them into packages of messages that I send out to
you), or unmoderated (people post directly to the list, without any
editing on my part) is an open question.  Please voice your opinion on this
matter when you respond to this announcement.
 
_ad hominem_ attacks will be considered in the poorest taste, and will be
roundly condemned if they appear on-list (if the list is moderated, they
will be deleted), but vigorous debate about issues or evidence is actively
encouraged!
 
In the tradition of successful lists such as 'aegeanet', when queries are
posted to the list, responses should be given off-list, and the original
inquisitor then assumes responsibility for compiling the useful responses
and re-posting them to the list for the benefit of all.
 
I look forward to a mountain of positive e-mail responses in the next
week; if you have any further questions about ROMARCH, I will try to
answer them as promptly as possible; please include them with your
response. Apologies in advance to those who receive multiple copies of
this notice.   Thank you.
 
Pedar W. Foss                           "fors sua cuique loco est"
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
University of Michigan
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