Comments on Cultural Heritage in Danger: Oil in the Wake

Thank you for your comments and interest in the su...

2010-06-14T10:08:33.179-04:00

Thank you for your comments and interest in the subject. I certainly don't want this to turn into a debate of the name of the corporation. Instead, my interest lies in how the catastrophe gets cleaned up and the measures taken to protect the archaeology in the Gulf. Ultimately, this is not just a problem for BP or the US, but it is the world's problem. It will take all of us to encourage the preservation of our heritage. If we lose sight of this, we lose our past. Even with all the other problems, we must remember to protect our culture!

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2010-06-14T02:04:15.824-04:00

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Thank you for your insight Cherkea. Unfortunately...

2010-06-13T16:56:34.988-04:00

Thank you for your insight Cherkea. Unfortunately an archeological viewpoint is probably not on the critical issues list to consider when wildlife and food sources along the Gulf are being depleted at such a rapid rate. People are losing not only their livelihood, but also a way of life. I am glad you spelled out the acronym “BP”. This could have easily been one of the USA corporations’ problems. Not wanting to start a verbal war, I don’t believe that BP has enough money to turn this tragedy around and to clean up their mess. Nor do they appear willing to listen to alternate methods for this cleanup. We can only hope that eventually there will be a way to save not only the treasure of life, but also the treasures of our cultural past – now hidden and possibly covered in the depths of fossil fueled sea water.

Please note the company is now called 'BP'. For de...

2010-06-13T15:25:41.338-04:00

Please note the company is now called 'BP'. For details on nomenclature see here.