Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession
Written By Craig Childs
Hardcover, 288 pages
Little, Brown and Company
List price: $24.99
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Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession...
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Graduate Schools Ranking For Degrees In Anthropology
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"Every anthropologic and paleontologic discovery fits into its proper place, enabling us gradually to..."
““Every anthropologic and paleontologic discovery fits into its proper place, enabling us gradually to fill out, one after another, the great branching lines of human ascent and to connect with the branches definite phases of industry and art. This gives us a double means of interpretation, archaeological and anatomical. While many branches and links in the chain remain to be discovered, we are now in a position to predict with great confidence not only what the various branches will be like but where they are most like to be found.””
- Henry Fairfield Osborn
- Henry Fairfield Osborn
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Egypt's Iconic Antiquities Chief Fired
Egypt's Iconic Antiquities Chief Fired:
Egypt’s antiquities minister, whose trademark Indiana Jones hat made him one the country’s best known figures around the world, was fired Sunday after months of pressure from critics who attacked his credibility and accused him of having been too close to the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
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life: Acclaimed author Mark Adams not only visited the ancient...
life:
Acclaimed author Mark Adams not only visited the ancient ruins of the cloud-ringed city of Machu Picchu in Peru — he attempted to recreate the trek of the man commonly credited with rediscovering it, the Indiana Jones-style Yale University professor Hiram Bingham, who came upon the city on July 24, 1911. He sat down with LIFE.com recently to guest edit a gallery about Machu Picchu’s greatest mysteries…
see more — The Lost City of Machu Picchu
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In Palestinian City, Diggers Uncover Biblical Ruin
In Palestinian City, Diggers Uncover Biblical Ruin:
“Archaeologists unearthing a biblical ruin inside a Palestinian city in the West Bank are writing the latest chapter in a 100-year-old excavation that has been interrupted by two world wars and numerous rounds of Mideast upheaval.”
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All of the periods in local history, including that of the...
All of the periods in local history, including that of the biblical Israelites, are part of Palestinian history. It has been said that sites like this one “give Palestinians the opportunity to participate in writing or rewriting the history of Palestine from its primary sources.”
I hope you all enjoy this article and the photos. Everything comes from NPR.
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Florida Fossil Hunter Gets Credit For Big Find Image...
Florida Fossil Hunter Gets Credit For Big Find
Image 1-“James Kennedy, an amateur collector, found this fossilized bone with a mammoth or mastodon engraving in Vero Beach, Fla. It has been identified as one of the oldest pieces of prehistoric art in the Western Hemisphere”
Image 2- “Part of the reason archaeologists are cautious to accept the Florida find is because they’ve been deceived by forged mammoth carvings before.”
Image 3-“ Amateur collector James Kennedy with some of the fossils he’s collected in Florida. Kennedy found the carved bone four or five years ago, but didn’t notice the carving until a few years later when he cleaned it.”
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Tug-Of-War Over Iraqi Jewish Trove In US Hands
Tug-Of-War Over Iraqi Jewish Trove In US Hands:
“A trove of Jewish books and other materials, rescued from a sewage-filled Baghdad basement during the 2003 invasion, is now caught up in a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Iraq.”
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Teen-aged Girls Pry Into the Past as Archaeology Project Volunteers
Teen-aged Girls Pry Into the Past as Archaeology Project Volunteers :
“It’s been humbling, wonderful and enriching to work with the girls,” Judith Ambrose shares. “The future is in good hands.”
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Mexican Archaeologists Find 2,800-Year-Old Monument
Mexican Archaeologists Find 2,800-Year-Old Monument:
The work – standing more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall – was discovered in late April on the north slope of Chalcatzingo as archaeologists were building a containing wall and protective roofs for the other monoliths in the area.
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During the excavation of two separate ancient Peruvian sites,...
During the excavation of two separate ancient Peruvian sites, archaeologist found evidence which suggests that the people of “Pukara” set a fire to while waging war with another ancient Peruvian state known as Taraco; all more than 2,000 years ago!
Read more » http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2011/2500-year-old-peruvian-fire-was-war#ixzz1TKWY6Jyk
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Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew About Prehistory
Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew About Prehistory:
“For Palenque inhabitants, marine fossils were the convincing proof of the land being covered by the sea long time ago, and parting from this fact they created their idea of the origin of the world.”
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Anthropology & Cooperation- Why Do Humans Get Along?
Anthropology & Cooperation- Why Do Humans Get Along?:
“A study by UCLA anthropologists suggests cooperation in large groups is maintained by punishment. The study found different motivations for cooperating within small groups and the dynamics behind cooperation in large groups…”
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Life of Gertrude Bell
In the course of a few days of copious reading, I have unearthed a new personal Heroine: Gertrude Bell. I have been reading two separate biographies of this wonderfully modern women of the 19th century; one entitled DESERT QUEEN: The Extraordinary Life Of Gertrude Bell; Adventure, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia written by Janet Wallach, and the second entitled GERTRUDE BELL: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell.
Bell was noted as an exceedingly able Archaeologist, Activist, Author, Adviser and Adventurer. In later years she would also be heralded as “A Famine Lawrence of Arabia” to the people of modern day Iraq. Upon reading these two works about Bell, I learned much about her life and work; however, I also learned much about myself and whom I wish to emulate as an Archaeologist, Lover of Arabic Culture, and as a human being.
While at times her professional actions would not reflect my own, for her time she was exceedingly liberal and free thinking. She was not, after all a trained Anthropologist and at her time the “softer science” in question was not yet holistically formed. Early anthropology and archaeology was riddled with human error and bias; however, her heart was indeed in the right place.
When paired together, the titles in question allowed me to really unearth the core of who she was in all aspects of her life; both professional and private. These masterfully written biographies prevented me from doing much else then read them for hours on end. Using Wallach and Howell as my guide, I was able to see behind a wonderful women of such accomplishment. Gertrude was a lover of men; she was famous for flirting and passionate love affairs which ended poorly. Gertrude was a lover of adventure; even as a young child she climbed trees and houses, although that doesn’t quite compare to removing all but her underclothes and proceeding to clime the Alps.
Despite all of her complexity, her perfection and her imperfection, this much can been said of Bell; she played a vital role in the shaping of modern history, and that her life was that of epic heartache only to be eclipsed by grand adventure.
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Desert Queen: Chapter Fourteen "A Tragic End" Page 142
“…Gertrude was stunned. Quickly and quietly, she left the table and rushed off to her sister Elsa. Months ago, Elsa had reassured her that, in-spite of difficulties, Gertrude had kept her integrity and done the right things. Now in the comfort of her sister’s home, Gertrude allowed herself to weep.”
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Desert Queen: Chapter Thirty-Two "The King" Page 329
“…Not all her visits to Arab women were gloomy. She enjoyed showing them how to dress in the European style, and once in a while she took it upon herslef to teach a child, such as a daughter of Musa Chalabi, to read English, or to train some youngsters to sing. Gathering them together in a quivering chorus, she pounded out the melody on an old piano. “open those mouths! Exaggerate the sounds1 Louder! Louder!”, she ordered. And standing like shaking leaves, the Arab children sang out, ” GOD SAVE THE KING.”
Gunshots in the north soon shattered the autumn air. Promises had been made to the Kurds that a republic would be established after the war, but with no formal treaty yet signed between Britain and Turkey, Kurdish activists were inciting their tribes to rebel…”
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Archaeological Bicycling Tour Begins at Fort Pickens
Archaeological Bicycling Tour Begins at Fort Pickens:
“The Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC) and the Gulf Island National Seashore will launch a new program, “Tour de Fort,” on Saturday, Aug. 27. “Tour de Fort” is a bicycling tour of the archaeological sites along the Florida National Scenic Trail near Fort Pickens as part of the national campaign “Let’s Move Outside!”…..”
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