Would you be interested in one about 19th-20th century family farmstead sites:
-- Problems of excavation.
-- Research questions.
-- Why dig this ubiquitous, recent resource?
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At 01:49 PM 6/28/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Colleagues, we need your help:
>
>Planning for the upcoming SHA 2000 Conference in Québec City is going very
>well and we are going to offer you an excellent scientific and cultural
>experience. But we need your help for the Roundtable Luncheons. This is the
>ONLY part of the programme where there has been little response. We are thus
>looking for volunteers who would like to propose a subject and chair a
>roundtable luncheon.
>
>For those of you who are not familiar with the format, roundtable luncheons
>generally have from 8 to 10 people around a table having lunch and
>exchanging
>about a specific topic, such as Industrial Archaeology, Public Archaeology,
>Conservation, Collections Management, etc. Little preparation is required,
>but
>you do have to know your subject. It always helps to prepare a general
>outline
>and several questions to get the discussion going. As an added incentive
>this
>year, the Roundtable Luncheons will be held on the 23rd floor of the Hilton
>with a marvellous view over the Old Town (no leaf cover from trees to hide
>the
>architecture), the Citadel (great outlining of the complex geometry of this
>Vauban-style forification with the contrast between stonework and snow), the
>majestic Saint Lawrence River (very impressive ice floes, expecially when
>they
>go UPRIVER with the tide!) and the Canadian Shield (one of our planet's
>oldest
>geologic formations).
>
>If you are interested in chairing a Luncheon, please contact me with a
>title,
>a brief description of the orientation you would wish to give to the
>discussion and the reason why you believe this subject should be part of the
>conference. You will have to pregister as well (ASAP), so visit our web site
>at www.sha.org/meet20.htm for full information. Please contact me as soon as
>possible, as the number of places is limited.
>
>
> _____________________
> William Moss
> Archéologue principal
> Design et patrimoine
> Hôtel de Ville
> C.P. 700, Haute-Ville
> Québec (Québec)
> Canada G1R 4S9
> Tel. : 418.691.6869
> Fax : 418.691.7853
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