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" <nan...@io.com>
To: <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
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
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