The Women in Archaeology Podcast: The Shutdown (Click Here to listen at Womeninarchaeology.com or download the episode from itunes)
Join us as we take a closer look at what the shutdown means for archaeologists, public lands, and the consequences that will likely stretch into the rest of 2019.
Show Notes:
Government Contractors such as archaeologists
Agency plans during shutdown: see how each agency is handling the shutdown and how you are affected.
This scenario is one of the many reasons why archaeologists have to play a role in public education and outreach! The following conversation occurred while presenting on the wonderful world of archaeology at an elementary school. And no, I never personally keep the artifacts I record, I would never sell artifacts, and I’ve never found gold items.
Kid 1: can you sell the artifacts you find?
Me: no, that is illegal if you take it off of NPS, BLM, or FS lands.
Kid 2: what if its from a different country?
Me: still illegal, just international laws apply. You can’t keep or sell anything. It’s just a bad idea.
Teacher: how much is a statue from your site in Cyprus worth? $4000? how much would a collector pay?
Me: I have no idea . . .because its illegal.
Kid 3: what if its bones on your own land? Can you keep that?
Me: No, state laws don’t allow that. It’s illegal. And unethical.
Kid 4: so, you can’t just keep any of the artifacts, keep them hidden inside, and sell them later?
Me: no.
Kid 3: but what if . . .
Me: no. Okay, everyone, can you keep or sell artifacts?
Class: no.
Me: why?
Class: because its illegal.
Want to know more about why it’s illegal to remove artifacts from public lands? Read my blog post on ARPA!
Here is a page from the coloring book I created for the Coconino National Forest called “A Kids Guide to Archaeology.’ You can download the whole coloring book (it’s free!) from the Coconino website:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5360668.pdf
Did you know that Pompeii is an excellent example of temporal and spatial palimpsests? Fancy pantsy.
What on earth is a palimpsest? Something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface. So, Pompeii has both temporal (time stamped/era/period) and spatial (same location and related) palimpsests, since the city is essentially a time capsule. Alright, you may now carry on with your day.
Day 10 Prompt: Models
Day 9 Prompt: Records
Day 8 Prompt: Builds
