Patina: A Profane Archaeology

Shannon Dawdy offers a way of looking at place and time that changes one's perspective. It gets at the heart of how we interact with our history and how we behave in our environment today. New Orleans is a model because it contains - and loses - so much, is so dynamic ecologically while the human beings cling to their life boats of memory and, I'll say it, desire. If she didn't pin down all her work with her large world of academic references and her own impressive list of sites she has worked on, this would be a great read for everyone. But it still maintains great readability along with the academic tetherings; everyone should give it a thoughtful, ultimately enjoyable and enlightening, read.

It comes as usual.

I loved this romp through New Orleans, which I have never been to but now am eager to check out. Also, there were some very wise interpretations of things and how they fascinate us. Thank you, Shannon! It was also easy to read, though very scholarly.

Amazing

This was an interesting read, gave an interesting account of post Katrina New Orleans and its history. Well researched and relatively easy to read.