closing the year, digging the past, and looking at stars
I love my high school kids for the most part, but I have to admit I'm glad for the school year to be winding down. Was I this argumentative, moody, and unappreciative in my younger years? A very sincere, albeit belated, apology to my 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Rimer, and all my senior year teachers.
Did I mention I'm stoked (ah, Southern California linguistic remnants) for this dig at Auke Lake?? My last dig was in Belize at ancient Mayan sites, and it was amazing. We were uncovering lithics, obsidian blades, ground stone tools, ceramic sherds, and even human remains. This one will be nothing like that, but it affords opportunities to learn more skills. It's more of a geo/ethno/archaeological survey--scoring trees, mapping out the bottom of the lake, and just doing cubic meter test pits. It's also a lot more respectful of native cultures in the area as the professor wants to say some native prayers beforehand, and there are 2 Native consultants on site with us every day in case we run across anything. I imagine Belize didn't have as many Native property federal regulations as the US does when it comes to archaeology.
Does anyone know where I can get the full version of Giordano Bruno's "On the Infinite Universe and Worlds"? I'm having a hard time finding it but maybe somebody more internet shopping savvy can help.
posted by valorie @ 6:05 PM
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even with those regulations in place, things are probably still handled much like belize when people feel lazy about enforcing them. which i'm sure happens a lot
yeah unfortunately, there are a lot of looters even here in the US. people walking around and seeing an artifact and pocketing it thinking it'll be really cool, but completely removing its context and scientific application.
but as far as some policies like NAGRA, native american grave repatriation act, i think that's pretty serious all the time. even smithsonian had to send a lot of things back, and a famous case in point was kennewick man..
Oh Valorie, Mrs. Rimer was our 8th grade English teacher. :) That seems like a lifetime ago, probably because it almost was. I'm looking forward to hearing about the dig-- it sounds like it'll be a great experience. Hey, how much longer are you in AK?
oh yeah 8th grade.. boy do i feel far from those days, and not just cuz i'm in AK now. speaking of which, i'm here until mid-sept. im planning on a 3-month trip to asia, but i may be coming back. or moving to Puerto Rico!
try this link:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Giordano+Bruno&y=8&kn=On+the+infinite+universe+and+worlds&x=70
maybe i can read it when you're done?
Have you already tried www.harvestbooks.com? They are just geat adn will keep of the search for your book if they don't have it for the 6months after your request.
thanks for the suggestions!
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