From H-Museum List: >[H-Museum's] EDITOR'S NOTE: Please answer directly to Rainer Atzbach ><[log in to unmask]> and Roman Grabolle ><[log in to unmask]> > >Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, auf Bitten tschechischer Kollegen leite ich >nachstehenden Hilferuf des schwer hochwassergeschädigten archäologischen >Instituts der tschechichen Akademie der Wissenschaft in Prag weiter. > >Dear colleagues and friends, >on 14th August 2002, the Vltava river flooded the Institute of Archaeology >in Prague up to 3 metres high. The Institute´s library was practically >destroyed - representing, with its 70,000 volumes, the largest >archaeological library in the Czech Republic until now,together with the >photographical and geodetical archives andlaboratories. > >Therefore we are forced to seek support and help concerning the salvage and >restoration of the damaged funds and collections, so important for the whole >archaeological community in the Czech Republic and beyond. Most welcome >would be collaboration concerning restoration of books and other materials >(defreezing and drying ), donation ofpublications etc. > >Institute of Archaeology >Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic >Letenská 4 >CZ-11801 Praha 1 >tel. +4202 57533782, >fax +420257532288 > >Please contact us by postal mail, phone or via >[log in to unmask] > >ATTENTION: >E-mail [log in to unmask], >and web pages >www.arup.cas.cz >- NOW OFF LINE! ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).