[Leica] PAW 3

[daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)]

Fascinating, Chandos. To have been able to write some Arabic ... that is
fascinating.

The whole business (it was a business) of African slavery gives an
interesting insight into human history. If only these could tell us more.

Daniel

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Chandos Michael Brown wrote:

> Early last week I made this image in my capacity as a member of the
> advisory board of the Institute for Historical Biology here at the
> College.  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.
>
> So it ain't art, but I hope it's interesting, in the event.
>
> http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/PAW/eggs.htm
>
>
> Chandos
>
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