Sunday, April 06, 2008

Epigraphica Sarasvati (slideshow)

https://kalyan97.photoshop.com/?wf=share&trackingid=BTAGC&galleryid=e030f74d49dc4c63af38b406d3d6f9d2 Sarasvati hieroglyphs (Epigraphica Sarasvati or Indus script inscriptions)

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Catastrophe! Looting and destruction of Iraq's past

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2445938/Catastrophe-

http://oi.uchicago.edu/pdf/oimp28.pdf

The Oriental Institute announces the publication of a new title, both
in print and on-line [free] (as part of its Electronic Publication
Initiative):

http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oimp/oimp28.html.
The printed copy is available from the David Brown Book Company/Oxbow
Books: http://www.oxbowbooks.com.

Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past
Edited by Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson
Oriental Institute Museum Publication 28
Chicago: The Oriental Institute
Pp. 88; 48 illustrations, most in color
ISBN-10: 1-885923-56-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-885923-56-1

Map of Iraq

Time Line of Events

The Looting of the Iraq Museum in Context. McGuire Gibson, Oriental
Institute, University of Chicago

The Looting of the Iraq Museum Complex. Donny George, Stony Brook
University

Efforts to Control Damage to Sites and Monuments. John M.
Russell,Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Why Does Archaeological Context Matter? Katharyn Hanson, University
of Chicago

Cataloging the Losses: The Oriental InstituteĀ¹s Iraq Museum Database
Project. Clemens Reichel, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

Archaeological Site Looting: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in
Southern Iraq. Elizabeth C. Stone, Stony Brook University

Legal Aspects of Controlling the International Market in Looted
Antiquities: The Paradigm of Iraq. Patti Gerstenblith, DePaul
University

Read this doc on Scribd: Catastrophe !

Friday, April 04, 2008

 
 
 
 
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