Archaeology and society in the 21st century : the Dead Sea scrolls and other case studies / edited by Neil Asher Silberman and Ernest S. Frerichs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silberman, Neil Asher, 1950-

Frerichs, Ernest S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Physical Description:

vi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Israel Exploration Society : Dorot Foundation, 2001.

Contents:

The Dead Sea scrolls and archaeology : looking back and looking ahead / Ernest S. Frerichs, Neil Asher Silberman

The politics of the Dead Sea scrolls / Neil Asher Silberman

Power and memory in Latin America : the uses of the pre-Columbian past / Irene Silverblatt

Landscapes of the past / Martin Hall

Exhibiting the Dead Sea scrolls : some historical and theoretical considerations / Adolfo Roitman

The protection and preservation of the archaeological heritage of Jordan : the challenge for constructing a responsible stewardship / Ghazi Bisheh

Interpreting the past in modern Greece / Christos G. Doumas

Decipherment and publication of the Dead Sea scrolls / Emanuel Tov

New perspectives on ancient Egyptian texts / Donald B. Redford

Maya hieroglyphic writing : the history and consequences of decipherment / George E. Stuart

Who owns the past / Patty Gerstenblith

How to stop looting / Hershel Shanks

Destroying the past in order to "save" it : collecting antiquities from Cyprus / Ellen Herscher

Facing the crisis of looting in the United States / Hester A. Davis

Reclaiming the Dead Sea scrolls : the significance of the scrolls for Judaism and Christianity / Lawrence H. Schiffman

Forgotten voices and legacies / Paula E. Hyman

The tangible past in a commemorative age / David Lowenthal

The many "battles of the scrolls" / Lawrence H. Schiffman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9652210455

OCLC:

48584582