Jars, yes, NAGPRA controls, but only when the remains are found on federal land. California law would basically require the remains to be handled the same way the federal law would, but the show didn't get into that.
Frankly I have no idea why the FBI was involved in this case at all, looking at it. And at the least they should have brought in someone from BIA or the Interior Dept. to give them a better overview.
I still fantasize about writing an X-Files casefile from the point of view of a DOI attorney...
I thought that it was Federal because the murder occured at a National museum/park site?
Ah, was it? Okay, that counts.
Which negates even more the characterization of the archaeologist, since he damned well knew all of this. Federal archaeologists are half lawyer, they have to be. Stupid.
I have yogacized and now I think I'm going to get me some lunch. Then perhaps a festive afternoon of house-cleaning. The fun never ends!
Mrph. I had my first bout of insomnia in ages and ages. Luckily, I had an obsession to keep me busy: a/c!
It's now freezing up such that the compressor won't turn off and I think it is filling the vent with frozen, because the output of the vents gets less and less and less. If I cut off the compressor at the breaker and leave the fan on, the air output slowly increases. So that's the experiment I was running at 3 am. FUN.
Insomnia with a project, even an unpleasent one, is so much less awful.
At least it is cool out now.
I need to go out to get quarters for laundry and run a few errands. And I need to buy some hot weather food, since I haven't had any around and the result has been fast food or barely eating.
Ha! I just got program copy to check before it goes to print. The costume designer's bio starts with
HER NAME hails from Kansas where her parents instilled in her a deep admiration for theatre and evolution.
I went out. I did errands. I'm back in my cave home, and burning stuff for Dana, which is appropropriate, since I hear it might be her birthday.
NEWSFLASH: MySpace might not actually be that cool.
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Heh.
OMG why am I watching the most annoying What Not To Wear ever?? (The tall woman who wouldn't let them cut her hair.) I hate this woman! It cracks me up that they gave her punitive makeup, though.
