[Bonetools] University of Pennsylvania Museum Researchers Petition

[Jean-Marc Pétillon]

Dear all,

I know this is not about bone tools, but still...

Jean-Marc


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Dear colleagues,

You may have heard that on 19 November 2008 University of Pennsylvania
Museum's 18 Research Specialists in Archaeology have been fired from their
positions while their associated laboratories and centers such as MASCA
(Museum Applied Sciences Center for Archaeology) have been shut down. Senior
researchers such as Patrick McGovern, David G. Romano, Simon Martin, Barbara
J. Hayden, Philip G. Chase, and Naomi Miller are among the fired.

There is now an online petition requesting the Museum and University
administrators to reconsider their decision.
I would like to encourage all to sign and support the cause, and  distribute
as widely as possible in the archaeological community.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Penn2009/petition.html

Nota bene: When signing the petition, please enter your affiliation in the
box labeled "optional" (It is not clearly labeled as "affiliation").

Let us stand for the future of archaeological research in academia!

Many thanks, and best wishes
Ömür

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Ömür Harmansah
Assistant Professor of Archaeology
and Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Brown University Box 1837
70 Waterman Street, Providence RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-6411 E-mail: Omur_Harmansah at brown.edu
http://proteus.brown.edu/harmansah/Home




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Jean-Marc Pétillon
CNRS
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Université Toulouse le Mirail
Maison de la recherche
5 allées A. Machado
F-31058 Toulouse

+ 33 (0) 5 61 50 24 53
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