In This Issue
Our Fiftieth Birthday |
The discoveries published in ARCHAEOLOGY over the last 50 years have transformed our understanding of the past. by Peter A. Young |
From the President
Sea Change in Classical Archaeology |
A transition from big digs to sophisticated surveys and salvage archaeology by Stephen L. Dyson |
Insight
Reforming Academia |
Archaeological advances are poorly reflected in curricula at most American universities. by James Wiseman |
Books |
Readings in American Archaeology: a quartet of exemplary works, reviewed by Gordon R. Willey
Re-examining Prehistory: books that altered the archaeological landscape, reviewed by Colin Renfrew (Check
out ARCHAEOLOGY's bookstore for the latest list
of new books.) |
At the Museums
Tarnished Reputations |
Museum acquisition policies remain mired in scandal and controversy. by Ellen Herscher (Check out ARCHAEOLOGY's
latest list of museum exhibitions.) |
Multimedia
Decades of Make Believe |
Hollywood portraits of the archaeologist as vulnerable romantic or adventure hero, reviewed by Jon Solomon. |
Forum
Remembering 1948 |
Gone is the old archaeology of the nonprofessional dilettante bent on retrieving museum quality objects or revealing spectacular tombs and temples. by John L. Cotter. |