Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins
You had Euro-trash toffs and nobs on the Egyptian grand tour in the 19th c. putting their mark on dynstic steles. Historic graffiti. As are the scrawls of cowboys & herders in the Southwest.. Where one draws the line depends on the site(s). T. -Original Message- >From: "J. LaRue Thomas" >Sent: Sep 12, 2008 9:54 AM >To: Texascavers@texascavers.com, Nancy Weaver >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins > >Graffiti definition (Webster): unauthorized writing or drawing on a public >surface. From Italian graffito (singular) graffiti (plural) > >So unless the cave painting people were unauthorized, I guess their drawings >and paintings were always safe. We are still left thinking about the over 50 >years ago but contemporary writing, though. Since the word wasn't in use in >English until 1946 maybe we didn't have the concept, either, so those >scribbles, carvings and paintings were safe before 1946 (except, of course, >from Italians). Jacqui > >- Original Message - >From: "Nancy Weaver" >To: >Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:09 PM >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins > > >> >An interesting article on what the Park Service is trying to do to repair >> >the vandalism to and deterioration of some of the Service's oldest sites. >> >These include contemporary graffiti in shelter caves and other habitation >> >sites. >> >> ah what a dilemna graffiti is and arent we grateful that historic and >> prehistoric graffiti (cave art, inscriptions over 50 years old) werent >> 'repaired' contemporaneously. and would it be vandalism to clean up >> ancient graffiti? >> >> Nancy >> >> - >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> >> > > >- >Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > http://home.infionline.net/~tbsamsel/ - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins
Graffiti definition (Webster): unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface. From Italian graffito (singular) graffiti (plural) So unless the cave painting people were unauthorized, I guess their drawings and paintings were always safe. We are still left thinking about the over 50 years ago but contemporary writing, though. Since the word wasn't in use in English until 1946 maybe we didn't have the concept, either, so those scribbles, carvings and paintings were safe before 1946 (except, of course, from Italians). Jacqui - Original Message - From: "Nancy Weaver" To: Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins >An interesting article on what the Park Service is trying to do to repair >the vandalism to and deterioration of some of the Service's oldest sites. >These include contemporary graffiti in shelter caves and other habitation >sites. ah what a dilemna graffiti is and arent we grateful that historic and prehistoric graffiti (cave art, inscriptions over 50 years old) werent 'repaired' contemporaneously. and would it be vandalism to clean up ancient graffiti? Nancy - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins
An interesting article on what the Park Service is trying to do to repair the vandalism to and deterioration of some of the Service's oldest sites. These include contemporary graffiti in shelter caves and other habitation sites. ah what a dilemna graffiti is and arent we grateful that historic and prehistoric graffiti (cave art, inscriptions over 50 years old) werent 'repaired' contemporaneously. and would it be vandalism to clean up ancient graffiti? Nancy - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Park Service repairs vandalized ruins
An interesting article on what the Park Service is trying to do to repair the vandalism to and deterioration of some of the Service's oldest sites. These include contemporary graffiti in shelter caves and other habitation sites. http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=616373
