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I am done my Solutrean presentation! it is three pages long, so, however long that is to give. I've only timed it in bits. I'm guessing 15-20 min, but it doesn't really matter if it is longer. In fact, it is 1800 words, which is slightly under twice the length of my France paper (which needs revising since Dr. Terjanian did come up with that last article... that's tomorrow night's project ¬_¬). But it only took me three hours to write! I wonder what the factors influencing that are? Is it the style of formal vs informal? The fact that I don't have to include footnotes or a bibliography? The fact that it is (kind of) written in point form, as opposed to pure prose? The fact that my analysis is less indepth?

Probably a combination of these things, but damn! Ahh well. Now I just have to do the readings tomorrow. All of them :p

In other news, someone should make me an icon around the theme 'Historian on the rocks" no I still haven't forgotten about that. It should have a trowel, and a book or something, and of course some rocks. I think it would be a cool crest thingy, with the HotR translated into latein as the motto. Erm. Anyone feel inspired? ^-^ damn.

Well, I'm going to bed! Night world! *huggles*

Krystal tagged me for the 'List 7 songs you are really into at the moment' meme. So, in no particular order:

Stars: He Lied about Death
Cobalt 60: Wail
Concrete Blonde : When You Smile
Mirah: Cold Cold Water
Electric Six: Naked Pictures of your Mother
Metric: Combat Baby
Tom Waits: Innocent When You Dream

Not that there aren't other songs that I am into atm, but those are 7 of them.... I nominate Jodie, Julie, Mary, Thomas, Daphne, Jae, and, ermmm... Hugh. Why not? :D

Have fun!

I knew this article was worth waiting for! :D Here is the abstract:

The site at 43-53 Narrow Street, located in the ratcliff area, produced unprecedented finds relating to the period of London's expansion as a mercantile centre during the 17th century. the most extensive amnd interesting discoveries comprised a 15th century brick clamp and building remains with associated pits and ditches dating from thw 16th through to the 18th centuries. the remains dating to the late 16th through to the end of the 17th century proved to be former properties of people with maritime focus, heavily involved in piracy and privateering. the pits and ditches, particularly those of 17th century date, were filled with pottery, glass and other objects, a significant proportion of which origiated in the Neatherlands, France,m germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Iran and China, and many of the examples recovered have otherwise rarely if ever been found in britain. It is argued that the most appropriate interpretation of the finds assemblage is as the remains of booty and global mercantile and ilicit trade at a time that access to the New World and the far East was being opened up and fought over. The discoveries offered a unique opportunity to view a 17th century community of intimately interacting seafaring families from the perspective of their land-based material culture and the remains of thier homes. This paper focuses on the deveopment of the site from the late medieval period to the early 18th century, and places the finds for this period in their historic context, providing a unique insight into the material culture of a new and emerging social class in early modern England.

"Pottery as Plunder: a 17th-century Maritime Site in Limehouse, London," by Douglas Killock and Frank Meddens