Oops...
When I re-read my email, I realized that it may sound like I am
considering whole bottles in and of themselves valuable.  That's not what
I meant at all!  I meant "valuable" from a privy digger's market
perspective...those bottles are what they target when they are mucking up
the features.

Too much emailing this week- makes one woozy...
Regina George


Still...any takers on the grant idea???




> It would be nice to see an Archaeologist work with a privy digger some
> time....Video tape the event and broadcast it on the Discovery Channel.
> That way the privy digger can learn first hand on how he destroys a
> resource and at the same time learn how not to destroy it by following
> proper excavation method...just a thought!
>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Regina George
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 3:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: privy digger interpretive website
>
> I agree entirely with Ryan Gray.  It's not so much the loss of valuable
> whole bottles that we as archaeologists get angry about, it's the loss
> of context for the entire feature.  Each time a privy digger goes to
> work, another snapshot of someone's life is lost.
>
> I think an educational website would be an excellent idea.  The ASC has
> produced interpretive websites for several of our historical archaeology
> excavations, and we have found that it's a great way to reach the
> public.
>
> I'd be willing to put together a grant application to fund the
> development and production of such a site, and I'll also volunteer to be
> involved in the process if someone else wants to take this on as a
> cooperative project.
>
> Any takers???
>
> Regina George
> Education Outreach Coordinator
> Anthropological Studies Center
> Sonoma State University
> (707) 664-23
> http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/