Censorship: Erasing History to Repeat Futures, FOIA, ArchiveTeam, DataHoards

grarpamp grarpamp at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 13:15:19 PST 2022


Erasing history, leaves you with no history, no past, no future...
Slaves, Natives, subjects of War, MKULTRA victims, and more,
were all broken from their history, intentionally set adrift, wrecked,
abused, the lost peoples. ...no history to learn from, no backreference
no index remaining to give pause when at brink of repeating future wreckage.
Governments the biggest erasers, not even FOIA can resist erasing
itself, its lists of what history was, soon gone to archivists and historians.

The Internet... a Mosiac built of random free disk space, some
of which may survive through millenia, whether copied maintained
and passed down, or unearthed as artifacts.
Request, file, save, and publish whatever your interests,
the curious bits of history that only you have noticed...
FOIAs, internet scrapes, docs, images, media, real world,
surface and alternative news, archives of archives... today.



Erased history can never be recovered and learned from...



Hundreds of US geographic sites to be renamed to eliminate offensive words

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/22/us-gegraphic-sites-renamed-remove-offensive-words

Hundreds of US geographic sites to be renamed to eliminate offensive words

A task force will prioritize a list of replacement names and present
them to the federal Board on Geographic Names later this year

In November 2021, Haaland declared "squaw" a derogatory term, and a
popular California ski resort changed its name to Palisades Tahoe
earlier this year.
Photograph: Tim Dunn/AP

US officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names
for hundreds of geographic sites in three dozen states that currently
include an offensive word, kicking off a public comment period that
will run through late April.
Indigenous nations sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering

US Interior secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the
term “squaw” derogatory and initiated a process to remove the word
from use by the federal government and to replace other existing
derogatory place names.

Haaland, the first Indigenous US cabinet secretary, said in a
statement Tuesday that words matter, particularly as the agency works
to make the nation’s public lands and waters accessible and welcoming
to people of all backgrounds.

“Consideration of these replacements is a big step forward in our
efforts to remove derogatory terms whose expiration dates are long
overdue,” she said. “Throughout this process, broad engagement with
tribes, stakeholders and the general public will help us advance our
goals of equity and inclusion.”

The agency is planning three virtual meetings to consult with tribes
in March, and written comments will be accepted through 24 April.
I was raised beside ‘Squaw Peak’ – it’s time to change America’s
offensive place names

Under Haaland’s order, the first action by a task force made up of
officials from several federal departments was to finalize a decision
to replace a full spelling of the derogatory term with “sq––” for all
official related communications.

It also will be up to the task force to prioritize the list of
replacement names and make recommendations to the Board on Geographic
Names before it meets later this year.

As part of the process, the US Geological Survey came up with five
candidate names for each geographic feature. The list includes more
than 660 sites in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho and
many other states.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Board on Geographic Names took action to
eliminate the use of derogatory terms related to Black and Japanese
people. Over the past two decades, the board has received 261
proposals to replace geographic features with “squaw” in the name,
according to the interior department.

The board also voted in 2008 to change the name of a prominent Phoenix
mountain from Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak to honor Army Spc. Lori
Piestewa, the first Indigenous American woman to die in combat while
serving in the US military.

The Arizona Senate recently passed a memorial asking the federal
government to replace the names of geographic features in the Grand
Canyon region with Indigenous American names to promote an
understanding of and appreciation for the “unique and significant
cultures and heritage of the Grand Canyon’s tribal peoples”.

Lawmakers in that state also are considering a measure that would
require the Arizona board on geographic and historic names to rename
anything that includes the offensive word.





Unlike erased history, buried history can sometimes be recovered and
learned from...




Lavish Roman mosaic is biggest found in London for 50 years

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/22/lavish-roman-mosaic-is-biggest-found-in-london-for-50-years

Archaeologists say ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ finds near London Bridge are
from heyday of Londinium

The site, near the Shard, is thought to have been a staging post for
travellers entering or leaving Roman London on the north side of the
Thames.
Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
@harrietsherwood

The largest expanse of Roman mosaic found in London for more than half
a century has been unearthed at a site believed to have been a venue
for high-ranking officials to lounge in while being served food and
drink.

Dating from the late second century to the early third century, the
mosaic’s flowers and geometric patterns were a thrilling,
once-in-a-lifetime find, said Antonietta Lerz, of the Museum of London
Archaeology (Mola).

It was discovered about a month ago at a construction site near London
Bridge. The mosaic, which is eight metres long, will be lifted later
this year for preservation and conservation work, with the eventual
hope of it being publicly displayed.
The main mosaic incorporates flowers, geometric patterns and a
twisted-rope design.
Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping

Its main panel features large, colourful flowers surrounded by bands
incorporating a twisted-rope design, set within a red tessellated
floor. There are also geometric elements and lotus flowers in the main
mosaic and a smaller nearby panel.

David Neal, an expert in Roman mosaic, has attributed the design of
the larger panel to a team of mosaicists known as the Acanthus group,
who developed a unique style. The smaller panel is a close parallel to
one unearthed in Trier, Germany, suggesting that London artisans
travelled abroad.

The archaeologists from Mola, who have worked at the site since last
June, believe the room housing the mosaic was a triclinium, containing
dining couches on which people would recline to eat and drink while
admiring the decorative flooring. The walls were also richly
decorated.
A smaller panel was found that is similar to a mosaic unearthed in
Trier, Germany.
Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping

The triclinium may have been part of a Roman mansio, effectively an
upmarket motel offering accommodation, dining and stabling to state
officials and couriers travelling to and from Londinium across the
river. The footprint of the building is still being uncovered, but it
appears to have been a large complex around a central courtyard.
A bone hairpin, likely to have been worn by a fashionable woman of high status.
Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping

Another large Roman building was also found at the site, which
archaeologists say was likely to have been the private residence of a
wealthy individual or family. Traces of lavishly painted walls,
terrazzo and mosaic floors, coins and jewellery have been found.

Among the items recovered are a decorated bronze brooch, a bone
hairpin and a sewing needle. “These finds are associated with
high-status women who were following the latest fashions and the
latest hairstyles,” said Lerz.

It was “the heyday of Roman London”, she added. “The buildings on this
site were of very high status. The people living here were living the
good life.”

The site is being redeveloped as The Liberty of Southwark, a complex
of offices, homes and shops that is a joint-venture by U+I and
Transport for London (TfL).


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