Appendix D is very good indeed - a quick first glance suggests that this
is what historical archaeology should all be about.
Congratulations to all concerned.
Paul Belford
Senior Archaeologist
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Hicks [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CHA] Cypress/Oakland archaeology report
>
> Forwarded from Adrian Praetzellis
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
> HOO-YAH!
>
> The complete Cypress Project (West Oakland, California) historical
> archaeology report is now on line at:
> http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/ongoingprojects/cypress/cypresstoc.htm
> and we're looking for comments.
>
> The draft interprets some of the data from 120 refuse-filled features
> dating from 1850 to about 1910 representing about 100 historically
> documented households of a range of ethnic and economic/class groups.
>
> Each chapter, essay, and sidebar is a stand-alone piece, so you won't
have
> to read it from start to finish. We are particularly proud of the 79
> Feature Snapshots, which attempt to capture as much data as possible
per
> feature (as well as an artifact layout) on one page.
> See the snapshots at:
> http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/pdf/CypressAppendixD.pdf
>
>
> We have tried to use plain English throughout.
> We hope this will attract a broad readership and counter the notion
that
> US law actually *requires* contract archaeology reports to send
readers to
> sleep.
>
> We're actively seeking your comments and suggestions. (If you got a
copy
> of our nifty Block Technical Reports on CD, we'd like to hear from you
> about that too.) Bear in mind that we had only 3 months to pull this
> thing together so there are typos and format errors, and simply no
time to
> do any formal comparisons. Sorry, but there it is.
>
> If you are willing, your evaluative comments will end up in the hands
of
> certain State officials who are skeptical of the value of the Cypress
> project.
>
> Please email your comments to [log in to unmask] or click on the comments
> icon.
>
> Thanks a bunch.
>
> Adrian Praetzellis
> Sonoma State University
> California, USA
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