Mark,
I don't know Mike Boon, so I can't comment on the question. But 1976 was close to the peak year for cavers doing archeological field work to make money between Mexico trips, etc. It is in some ways ideal work for a young, footloose caver. A field tech is usually off in the middle of nowhere, but getting his/her food and lodging paid for. The work is often physically hard, so good for staying in shape. And there is crossover with many caving skills such as overland navigation, sketching, and basic map- or plan-making. Sometimes the work actually takes place in a caving area. But, back then, a field session was ALWAY a party when not hard at work. Roger Moore -----Original Message----- From: Fritz Holt <[email protected]> To: 'Mark Minton' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 11:05 am Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: website for Hinds Cave Mark, The state of preservation of the knotted and twisted cordage in the next to last picture on the right is truly amazing. It is difficult to believe this material is thousands of years old, much less 9000.Great article. Fritz -----Original Message----- From: Mark Minton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] Re: website for Hinds Cave The URL is <http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/hinds/index.html>. There is a photo of some people working on an an archaeological dig in 1976, and one of them is a "student" named Michael Boon! Is that Mike Boon the caver? The picture does not show enough to identify the person, but I didn't think he was ever a student in Texas. Mark At 12:47 AM 1/20/2011, Logan McNatt wrote: >For photos of Hinds Cave (including a coprolite) and a very >informative description of the perishable archeological finds >(fibers, netting, cordage, etc), go to the Texas Beyond History >website and click on the dot labeled Hinds Cave on the map of >Texas. Texas A&M excavated part of the midden in the mid-1970s, and >I went there once around 1979. The description includes a sidebar >titled "Cave, Shelter, or Rockshelter"; Hinds Cave is a large >rockshelter, 120 ft wide by 75 ft deep. > >Logan Please reply to [email protected] Permanent email address is [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
