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Levi Jordan
Plantation

ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE INTERNET

by Carol McDavid

One reason we created this site...

We wanted to learn if computers can be used to create "conversations" about archaeology and history among lots of different people. To do this, WE NEED YOUR HELP.

Ways to participate...

Just do one or more of the following:

• Send us a Feedback Form
  (responses are posted to us privately, and we will respond personally if it's appropriate)
• Fill out our questionnaire, that asks some questions about history, the internet, and this web site (this will take about 20 minutes to answer)

Don't worry...

You will not need to reveal your personal identity. Some forms do ask for an email address, but this will not be used to solicit anything or try to sell you anything (now or in the future!).

Other (equally important) reasons this site is here...

• To create a "computer museum", to present information about the archaeology and history of the Levi Jordan Plantation.

• To provide a voice for the people who lived there in the 19th century (and for their descendants) so that their contributions to history, and to who we are now, will not be forgotten.

We hope you will let us know whether are are doing a good job of this, or not!

Do you want to know how all this turns out?

We will be happy to share the results of this research with you, if you like. Just send me your email address on one of the feedback forms, ask me to keep you updated, and you will be sent regular updates about what's going on. I will also report results on the web site from time to time.

More behind-the-scenes...

Some of the background for all of this is described in a report I made to the University of Cambridge Department of Archaeology as a part of my Ph.D. research there. You can read it if you like, and if you have any questions about my research, feel free to email me at mcdavid@publicarchaeology.org .You can also contact Jane Woods at jew1001@cam.ac.uk if you want to verify my identity as a researcher within the department.