Several colleagues have recently informed me of the
death of a friend and colleague. Jim Petersen of UVT
was killed Saturday during a robbery in Brazil. Jim is
most well known for his archaeological research in the
northeast, the Amazon, and research on perishable
artifacts. He will be missed.

There are newspaper stories at:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/NEWS01/50\
8150305/1009

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14708629.htm

-Ed


Edward A. Jolie, MA, RPA - PhD Student
Department of Anthropology, MSC01 1040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Cell Phone: (775)815-2178

Perishable Technology Research and Consulting
http://www.perishabletechnology.org



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