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To: EternalVigilance
"We only find what the squirrels are giving us right now. And that's OK. We don't want to dig." said Park Specialist Chuck Kritzon.

Well, of course not. He works for the government, after all...

Your cheap shot misses its mark. Haven't you heard of "conservation archaeology"?

Our goal is to preserve sites as much as possible, not to excavate them.

11 posted on 07/13/2007 2:05:33 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: Coyoteman
Our goal is to preserve sites as much as possible, not to excavate them.

Then what the hell is the point?

L

15 posted on 07/13/2007 3:46:56 PM PDT by Lurker (Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing small pox to ebola.)
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To: Coyoteman
"Our goal is to preserve sites as much as possible, not to excavate them."

And hundreds of years from today someone will be giving guided tours of pristine archeology sites turned into historical landmarks because they were so revered in the 21st century that their contents are still unknown.

Unless squirrels tipped them off in the meantime.

38 posted on 07/14/2007 7:52:34 AM PDT by norton
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