Differences
The cataloging continues. Yesterday Nicole cataloged a coffee pot and ink bottles made by Sanford and the Carter Ink Company. The bottle book says that the Carter Ink Company has made bottles "only" since 1858 which tells me the authors of the bottle book look at time in a very different way from the way I do.
We continue to have wonderful visitors at the museum who are curious about what was found. We have had archaeologists, and we have had "treasure" hunters, people who go out with metal detectors or garden tools to look for things from our past. The "treasure" hunters are sometimes puzzled by the items that are being cataloged. The archaeologists are not puzzled. I think the difference is that when they are digging, the "treasure" hunters are looking for the "Wow!" moments while the archaeologists are looking for the "hmmmm..." moments. I guess the archaeologists are trying to determine how people lived, and the "treasure" hunters are more interested in the wonderful things people made and used. The "treasure" hunters have brought in samples of their finds, and they are amazing. Of course the archaeologists love the "Wow!" moments as well...like when they found the tiny dice. I can't wait for Nicole to catalog them.
Harriet
We continue to have wonderful visitors at the museum who are curious about what was found. We have had archaeologists, and we have had "treasure" hunters, people who go out with metal detectors or garden tools to look for things from our past. The "treasure" hunters are sometimes puzzled by the items that are being cataloged. The archaeologists are not puzzled. I think the difference is that when they are digging, the "treasure" hunters are looking for the "Wow!" moments while the archaeologists are looking for the "hmmmm..." moments. I guess the archaeologists are trying to determine how people lived, and the "treasure" hunters are more interested in the wonderful things people made and used. The "treasure" hunters have brought in samples of their finds, and they are amazing. Of course the archaeologists love the "Wow!" moments as well...like when they found the tiny dice. I can't wait for Nicole to catalog them.
Harriet
