Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past, 25 Activities
FOR CAREN AND MATTHEW
Acknowledgments I would like to thank all those who inspired and cultivated my love of archaeology and things old especially John Vetter Donald Proulx Robert Paynter and Philip Scandura I am grateful to the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association of Deerfield Massachusetts for allowing me to hone my teaching skills at Memorial Hall and the Indian House Thanks to the University of Massachusetts for giving me the opportunity to teach archaeology at the college level Additional thanks to Donald Proulx of the University of Massachusetts for his support and encouragement and for allowing the reproduction of his photographs of South America and to John Vetter of Adelphi University for allowing me to observe and partici pate in the Leeds Pond excavations Thanks to the Garvies Point Museum in Glen Cove New York and the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City for their support Very heartfelt thanks to John Vetter and John Martin for taking the time to review the manuscript for accuracy Thanks to Kathleen Freedman Amy Newman Katherine Panchyk Robert Panchyk and Caren Prommersberger for use of their ter rific photographs Thanks to Caren Prommersberger for lending her edit ing and indexing skills Thanks to acquisitions editor Cynthia Sherry for her support and enthusiasm and also to project editor Jerome Pohlen And last but never least thanks to Caren and Matthew for their patience sup port and understanding of the time requirements of putting together a
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