Amanda, This may be a teeny bit off what you are looking for, but may be something to consider as well. Years ago Colonial Williamsburg had a didactic exhibit in the old visitor center that was prepared by Ivor Noel Hume and his archaeology staff. They recreated a very impressive cross-section of a colonial well in-situ showing the stratigraphy and artifacts. it was in a case with a plexiglass front. It was one of the best visual illustrations of straigraphy within a historical archaeological feature that I've seen, etiher before or since. Somthing in this spirit may beter serve as an introduction to the sort of interactive pit that you are planning. Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator Los Angeles, California -----Original Message----- From: Amanda Thompson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:16:01 -0400 Subject: archaeology pits? Hello All: As part of our museum's upcoming expansion, we are planning to install 2 outdoor archaeology pits. Currently, we are planning permanent, concrete pits with trap doors. We have some ideas about covering the closed trap door with signage, and also having signage on the underside of the door, to be viewed when the pit is in use. I'm hoping for some input from members of the list re: archaeology pits at your facility, or other good ones that you have seen. What works and what doesn't? If you could install them over again, what would you do differently? We would also be interested in seeing any images that you might have of your archaeology pits, to better guide our planning. In particular, if you know of any good examples of archaeology pits within a day's drive of central Texas, we would love to hear about them so that we might plan a visit! Please feel free to email me directly at [log in to unmask] Thanks in advance for any and all help! Amanda Thompson Dyer Curator Bell County Museum Belton, TX [log in to unmask] 254.933.5244 ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).