Lol.....figured i would ruffle a few feathers....first my apologies to both Roband Lisa for miss qouting them.....but i stand by everything else i said....you can blame the british goverment for the first 70 years but Jamaica has had over 50 years to collect and preserve these. As far as making copies to preserve the information and leaving the originals behind? Yes you make copies, but you leave the copies behind and take the originals to preserve. And with all due respect Lisa, blaming or expecting a third world country who doesnt have the resources to accomplish this...are we really talking about a tank of gas and a day too come get them. And with all due respect to Rob, just because Jamaica was a british colony does nit make this a part of Jamicas history. Thats like saying that anything that happened before the war of Indepedence isnt american history. The jamican goverment has spent a fortune on the Port Royal project and it sank into the ocean before 1962. You seem to be implying that anything before that date isnt important and a part of the islands history and was the responibility of the british goverment too preserve. Guess we should bill them for the jamestown excavations. I have a private message tellingme too tread lightly as i will have my posting privlages revoked or even booted from this site but do what you must. I have a Masters in history and have been all over the US and participated in digs and the preservation of history.These deserve more attention then you are willing too concede. You cant just blame the british or use the excuse that Jamaica as a third world countrydoesnt have the resources. Its as simple as coming and retrieving them and a simple vacuum sealer, a common kitchen item. Kick me out if you want, but do me a favor.....instead of dismissing them how about simplychecking if tbey are still there and if tbey are make a few calls.