Re: Update on the Kensington Runestone

From: Tedd Jacobs (Jacobs_at_mail.boisestate.edu)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:15:21 -0700

"Doug Weller" wrote...
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:45:08 GMT, in sci.archaeology, I.E_Johansson wrote:
>
>>Doug,
>>I have sent the information to the group twice. I sent it to Eric as well.
>>He seemed to have lost it so I sent it once more but then there were
>>problem
>>at his end so I sent it again. Haven't heard his comments. I am not
>>willing
>>to discuss this matter on the group. Had you done your homework using for
>>example google search possibilities you would have had found all
>>information
>>you ask for. I am feed up with throwing pearls to those who don't take
>>themself time to check the references given. I will not do so. It will not
>>take you more than 5 minuits to find needed information. Provided that you
>>are interested of course.
>
> Don't be insulting. At least one other person did a Google search looking
> for your claimed posts and didn't find any.
> Strange no one else can. I did find this on the Runestone Museum website:
> "The Smithsonian Institute agreed to join the Runestone Museum, Minnesota
> Science Museum, the State Historical Society, University of Minnesota, and
> a blue ribbon panel of experts in organizing a symposium/workshop to
> further study the Kensington Runestone. "
>
> But no trace of anything actually happening, let alone your claim for"
> "major Geology Symposium held at more than one University in US".

i discussed this today with the chair of the geoarch intrest group of the
society for american archaeologists and the former chair of the archaeology
geology division of the geologic society of america. there is no record of
any such "presentation" at any geologic (or archaeologic) symposia at any US
university.

imagine that...

>
>>
>>Inger E
>>"Doug Weller" <dweller@ramtops.removethisdemon.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
>>news:ltm7u095h43a2jvoeo5j1kia5h80rd45q0@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:19:31 GMT, in sci.archaeology, I.E_Johansson
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Steve,
>>> >what you seem to be unaware of is that the thing you say Wolter has to
>>prove
>>> >already has been proven and gone thru and presented at Geologic
>>> >symposia
>>> >last year.
>>>
>>> A number of people, including Eric Stevens I believe, have asked for
>>> details about which symposia you are thinking of. You have been
>>> completely
>>> unable to cite any, and although you say you have in the past no one
>>> has
>>> been able to find any posts by you on Google doing so. Of course,
>>> perhaps
>>> you have abandoned your original claim referring to " "major Geology
>>> Symposium held at more than one University in US" and this is something
>>> entirely different.
>>>
>>> [SNIP]
>>> --
>>> Doug Weller -- exorcise the demon to reply
>>> Doug & Helen's Dogs http://www.dougandhelen.com
>>> A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com
>>> Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> --
> Doug Weller -- exorcise the demon to reply
> Doug & Helen's Dogs http://www.dougandhelen.com
> A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com
> Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk
>
>

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