Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Chandos Michael Brown writes in part > > > These artifacts, which are currently the subject of > > investigation, were recovered from a plantation site in coastal South > > Carolina. Their purpose is presently unknown, but they are remarkable > > evidence of some degree of Arabic script literacy among presumably > > Muslim slaves in late 18th century North America. This sort of > > archeological evidence is fugitive, to say the least, and we are very > > excited to have acquired them. > > > Very interesting historic PAW; both wrt the script and the fact that these survive intact for so many years. Do you know what was written exactly? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Digital back for the 'R' imminent :-) --Graham (running for cover)