4/10/2023 0 Comments Space archaeologists the gunk![]() ![]() Park Service and Advisory Council to implement the newly enacted National The National Register criteria were developed in the late 1960s and earlyġ970s, as one part of the “system” put in place by the National Since it's evoked no discussion that I know of, I suppose I was misleading myself, but I thought I'd post it here to see what responses (if any) it may evoke. In starting work on the second edition of my 2003 book Places That Count ( ), I've come upon a section that I recall thinking to be rather insightful when I wrote it. Off from voting down Obamacare to hold a hearing. Have asked for the opportunity to testify against it should the House take time ) I don’t propose to write more about it, but Their chests about it (See “California Shoots for the Moon,”. When the historic preservation authorities of several states began thumping I wrote about the idiocy of this proposition back in 2010 Landscapes from the untrammeled forces of economic and energy development, H.R.Ģ617 has as its purpose – yes, ladies and gentlemen, it has as its purpose toĬreate a national historic landmark (NHL) at Tranquility Base on the Moon. Struggle to protect their historic neighborhoods and traditional cultural As the national historic preservation programĭribbles off to nothing, as communities and indigenous groups across the nation 2617 has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Take a look if you’re interested, andĬonsider adding your own papers it’s remarkably easy, and mightĪll we historic preservation fans can take delight in theįact that H.R. Preservation (which, sadly, isn’t much different from the Obama administration’s). Mostly my own stuffīut some that’s co-authored, plus some documents prepared and distributed by anĪnonymous 1980s critic of the Reagan administration’s approach to historic On traditional cultural properties (TCPs), for instance, and National Archaeological Research Topics (NARTs), as well as some Ameliana. Published, done for forgotten government agency programs, and published in Opportunity to breathe a little new life (last gasps?) into ancient papersĭelivered at conferences, submitted to journals but rejected or just never Research in a particular field.” They’ll probably boot me offĮventually for being too non-academic, but for the moment I’m using it as an Wikipedia, “be used to share papers, monitor their impact, and follow the Described in Wikipedia as “aĪcademics," has some three million registered users, and can, says Like Larry Zimmerman and Fred McGhee, I’ve lately begun posting stuff toĪ. Happen to work, then rightly or wrongly we look a lot like we're just marking territory (notĮncouraged by the participation of respected colleagues Nobody should own artifacts except the fine academic institutions for which we Nice old men in the woods and their nature-writer chums. Ignored, but I'll say it again we ought to take a more nuanced view of artifactĬollection and ownership, so as to build alliances with, rather than alienating, If, say, the graves are about to be bulldozed for a wind-generator array or theĬave's about to be blown up for a mine. Thoughtful public might even hesitate to castigate someone who does those latter things Who digs up graves or pecks rock art off the walls of caves. Guy in the woods who collects artifacts is in the same league with, say, somebody The public is never going to buy the notion that a nice old Labels like "looter" on everybody who ever picks up an artifact and doesn't turn Touch with the American (and worldwide) mainstream when we indiscriminately slap ![]() Quite theĬontrary I post it to suggest that we archaeologists are way, way, way out of Like folks are berating National Geographic for its "Diggers" show. I am not posting this to encourage people to go beat up on the cartoonists, ![]()
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