Well, I'd have to agree with everything Dave mentioned. I had a blast with old friends and met some fun new people. Sand Hollow was everything Aaron said it would be...hocking sand. But, at the same time, Scott and I finally got to test the Panasonic Toughbook for digital mapping in the field and it worked great! Thanks to Scott and his persistence on the acquisition of the computer, we will likely be presenting a "product review" at the SAAs in Vancouver. Stay tuned.
As for the flooding, just look at the pics. The apartment with the most water was where two of the male crew members were staying. Some of the girls and I were able to salvage all the site maps, field notes, Topcon, and laser levels in the boss's apartment due to our quick feet and "bags-in-the-cracks-of-the-door" quick thinking. Not to mention, we saved a lot of Dave's dissertation material from the floor of his room (Just make sure to put us in your acknowledgments, Dave).
And in reference to the Andrew Johnston Collection, I was blown away. Dave and I were able to photograph sandals for his dissertation project and I photographed and did a cursory analysis of the Casas Grandes pottery. The pictures say it all. I really was waiting for Vincent Price to come out of the corner and talk in his creepy, old man voice.
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That toughbook is freaking sweet! I love it. Well, I'm sorry that I missed you and Dave by the time I got myself back down here, sounds like I missed out on a lot! Those flood pictures are pretty disgusting, I can't say that I'm sorry I missed out on that one.
Who is the girl in the photograph? I thought it was the Hollster for a second, burned brown by the scortching Arab sun.
Good times with the photographs. I was sorry to miss out on the fun...
FWIW--the girl in the picture is Dayna Reale from Bighorn. An attempt was made to photograph the Hollster but we didn't have a zoom big enough.
I'm really glad I missed the flood too, I would have probably been in the other apartment and perhaps risked getting some of my thesis stuff damaged, not to mention my laptop or clothes or whatever else I normally keep on the floor there. phew!
Were you guys on site when the flood hit or were you done for the day?
That collection truly is interesting, what's with the skeleton costume? Also, forgive my ignorance, but who is the guy with the collection?
We had just gotten home for the day and I woke up from a nap to the rain and flooding.
As for the collection, the guy's name was Andrew Johnston and was simply an eclectic artist with a huge private collection of cultural material (contemporary and prehistoric) from around the world. Too much money for his own good. He's dead now and the collection lies in the hands of the lady that took care of him in his last days. Sweet woman, but who knows if she would ever donate to a museum. We'll see
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