Departments, September/October 1998 - Archaeology Magazine Archive


Departments	Volume 51 Number 5 September/October 1998

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.

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.