Departments, March/April 1998 - Archaeology Magazine Archive


Departments	Volume 51 Number 2, March/April 1998

In This Issue
The New Archaeology Marshaling an array of expertise
by Peter A. Young

From the President
A Coin's True Worth More can be learned from finds whose context was recorded than from unprovenienced and often looted hoards sold by coin dealers.
by Stephen L. Dyson

Insight
The Death of Innocents: The Luxor Massacre The massacre last November at the Temple of Hatshepsut captured the world's attention because of the number of victims, the horrific accounts of the survivors, and the savagery of the assailants.
by James Wiseman.

Books
The Blooming of Historical Archaeology A compendium of the most influential books in the field
Reviewed by Mary C. Beaudry. (Check out ARCHAEOLOGY's latest list of new books.)

At the Museums
Rome's Unsung Artisans Artisans of Ancient Rome: Production into Art, an exhibiton at the Newark Museum through December 31, is reviewed by Angela M.H. Schuster. (Check out ARCHAEOLOGY's latest list of museum exhibitions.)

Multimedia
Reel Excavators: Hollywood Archaeology A Treasure Hard to Attain: Images of Archaeology in Popular Film with a Filmography by David Howard Day (203 pages. Lanham, MD, and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1997. $42.50. ISBN 0-8108-3171-6. Call 1-800-462-6420 to order.) Suggesting that "screen images...may be used as a mirror by which archaeologists may derive a fresh (and unsuspected) glimpse of themselves," Day sets out to contrast "reel" with "real" archaeology. Reviewed by Jon Solomon.

Forum
The Tabloid Touch Ever wonder how the racier tabloids get their cover stories, those with headlines that scream "Goliath's Skull Found in Holy Land," "Ten Commandments Found in Israel," "Prophecies Found in Ancient Sphinx"?
by David Soren.

In This Issue The New Archaeology	Marshaling an array of expertise by Peter A. Young
From the President A Coin's True Worth	More can be learned from finds whose context was recorded than from unprovenienced and often looted hoards sold by coin dealers. by Stephen L. Dyson
Insight The Death of Innocents: The Luxor Massacre	The massacre last November at the Temple of Hatshepsut captured the world's attention because of the number of victims, the horrific accounts of the survivors, and the savagery of the assailants. by James Wiseman.
Books The Blooming of Historical Archaeology	A compendium of the most influential books in the field Reviewed by Mary C. Beaudry. (Check out ARCHAEOLOGY's latest list of new books.)
At the Museums Rome's Unsung Artisans	Artisans of Ancient Rome: Production into Art, an exhibiton at the Newark Museum through December 31, is reviewed by Angela M.H. Schuster. (Check out ARCHAEOLOGY's latest list of museum exhibitions.)
Multimedia Reel Excavators: Hollywood Archaeology	A Treasure Hard to Attain: Images of Archaeology in Popular Film with a Filmography by David Howard Day (203 pages. Lanham, MD, and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1997. $42.50. ISBN 0-8108-3171-6. Call 1-800-462-6420 to order.) Suggesting that "screen images...may be used as a mirror by which archaeologists may derive a fresh (and unsuspected) glimpse of themselves," Day sets out to contrast "reel" with "real" archaeology. Reviewed by Jon Solomon.
Forum The Tabloid Touch	Ever wonder how the racier tabloids get their cover stories, those with headlines that scream "Goliath's Skull Found in Holy Land," "Ten Commandments Found in Israel," "Prophecies Found in Ancient Sphinx"? by David Soren.