[Bonetools] University of Pennsylvania Museum ResearchersPetition

[Katherine M. Moore]

Hi Pam and Doug:
Thanks for your support and for already signing 
the position. Pam, my heart is behind these bones 
as much as yours could be, let me assure you. I 
am in meetings about the physical aspects of the 
lab, and promise to not let go under any 
circumstances. But we are in a weak position as 
you certainly know, and in difficult times. I may 
need to be in touch for more information about 
the collection. So, for now we have heard from 
the deputy director that he shares the general 
concern that these irreplaceable collections not 
be compromised. I'll give you an update when we hear more.
Best,
Kate

At 11:20 AM 1/13/2009, you wrote:
>Dear Kate,
>
>I am so sorry to hear this. Doug and I have 
>signed the petition, and I wrote a separate 
>letter to the university president with a copy 
>to Richard Hodges. I feel particularly bad about 
>this since I built the original skeletal 
>collection at MASCA when I was there in the 
>early 1980s. MASCA has trained a wide range of 
>scholars in archaeozoology, beginning with 
>people like Hitomi Hongo and Gil Stein. You also 
>trained my son who is now a PhD candidate in archaeogenetics at Cambridge.
>
>Pam Crabtree
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine M. 
>Moore" <kmmoore at sas.upenn.edu>
>To: "Mailing list for archaeologists of the 
>research group for the study ofobjectand waste 
>of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [Bonetools] University of Pennsylvania Museum ResearchersPetition
>
>
>Dear Bone tool, ICAZ friends,
>I want to clarify the message that Omur Harmansah
>sent about the situation at the University of
>Pennsylvania Museum. One of the outcomes of this
>action will be the closing of the zooarchaeology
>laboratory at MASCA. At present, there weren't
>even any funded positions at MASCA (I supervise
>research in this laboratory as a volunteer). But,
>our ability to do zooarchaeological research of
>any kind, to train students, and to offer
>collegial support to others may disappear. I
>would indeed appreciate your support in
>documenting how much you hope this will not happen.
>Thanks to all,
>
>Katherine Moore
>MASCA
>University of Pennyslvania Museum
>
>At 05:13 AM 1/13/2009, you wrote:
>>Dear all,
>>
>>I know this is not about bone tools, but still...
>>
>>Jean-Marc
>>
>>
>>-------------------------------------------------
>>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
>>
>>-------------------------------------------------
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Jean-Marc Pétillon
>>CNRS
>>Laboratoire TRACES (UMR 5608)
>>Université Toulouse le Mirail
>>Maison de la recherche
>>5 allées A. Machado
>>F-31058 Toulouse
>>
>>+ 33 (0) 5 61 50 24 53
>>+ 33 (0) 6 31 07 47 62
>>
>>
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