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Museums of oblivion. Hamilakis, Yannis Viewpoint essay Jun 1, 2011 1704
Behold the raking geison: the new Acropolis Museum and its context-free archaeologies. Plantzos, Dimitris Essay Jun 1, 2011 4678
Destination News - Africa / Middle East. Aug 3, 2009 637
Anthro-teach: developing scholar-teachers and student scientists using Alabama Native American collections. Brief article Apr 1, 2009 260
Wonderful things': interview with the countess of Carnarvon: celebrated as the joint discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon collected Egyptian antiquities for his country house, Highclere in Hampshire. Lady Carnarvon talks to Michael Hall about the house's new museum, created to tell the 5th Earl's story. Hall, Michael Interview Feb 1, 2009 1749
Repatriation, display and interpretation. James, N. Essay Sep 1, 2008 4409
From Tivoli to Malibu. Hall, Michael Feb 1, 2006 633
A villa re-imagined: at the end of January, the Getty Villa in Malibu reopened as a museum of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. This special issue of Apollo celebrates an eagerly awaited event. Nicholson, Louise Cover story Feb 1, 2006 3695
Ancient art: new acquisitions at the Getty Museum: Karol Wight, the Getty Museum's acting curator of antiquities, introduces a selection of the major recent acquisitions that have gone on show in the Getty Villa, and discusses the department's collecting philosophy. Wight, Karol Feb 1, 2006 2351
Art in the laboratory caring for antiquities at the Getty Villa: conserving the exhibits at the Getty Villa, installing them and protecting them against earthquakes were challenging tasks. As head conservator Jerry Podany explains, in several cases the museum also confronted fundamental issues of conservation philosophy. Podany, Jerry Feb 1, 2006 2157
A new art in an old civilisation: the opening exhibition at the Villa draws on the rich resources of the Getty's photography collections to show how early photographers responded to the monuments of ancient civilisations, as the exhibition's co-curator Claire L. Lyons reveals. Lyons, Claire L. Feb 1, 2006 1970
Historical and social perspectives on the regulation of the international trade in archaeological objects: the examples of Greece and India. Brodie, Neil Oct 1, 2005 6575
In the smaller scope of conscience: the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act twelve years after. McKeown, C. Timothy; Hutt, Sherry Dec 22, 2003 25917
Treasure Trove in Scotland. Saville, Alan Sep 1, 2002 4127
Special section: Scotland 2002. Barclay, G.J. Sep 1, 2002 3826
The radiocarbon dating programmes of The National Museums of Scotland. Sheridan, Alison Sep 1, 2002 1536
The Queen of Sheba: treasures from ancient Yemen. (Mosaic). Wells, Rhona Jul 1, 2002 1389
Editorial. STODDART, SIMON; MALONE, CAROLINE Mar 1, 2001 6664
King Midas' Modern Mourners. GORMAN, JESSICA Nov 4, 2000 1846
Editorial. MALONE, CAROLINE; STODDART, SIMON Sep 1, 2000 5316
Archaeology in schools: an Indian example. PAPPU, SHANTI Brief Article Sep 1, 2000 802
Tuscan delicacy. BOSCHI, ANTONELLO Brief Article May 1, 2000 751
The catalogues of the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset. Thompson, Michael; Renfrew, Colin Jun 1, 1999 5094
Statistics, damned statistics, and the antiquities trade. `. Brodie, Neil Jun 1, 1999 2932
The burrowers. Davey, Peter Feb 1, 1999 1413
A living treasure in ancient bodies. Robinson, Richard Aug 1, 1998 2787
Buried treasures. Slessor, Catherine Feb 1, 1998 1013
Housing history: located on the site of ancient Roman settlement, a new archaeology museum provides an elegant forum for the display and discovery of historic treasures. Slessor, Catherine Sep 1, 1997 693
Elemental synthesis: set in rolling countryside, this museum devoted to the study of Celtic civilisation explores a modern sensibility of abstraction and asceticism. Slessor, Catherine Sep 1, 1997 529
A letter from Line: the Flensburg antiquities and the Danish-Prussian/Austrian war of 1864. Wiell, Stine Dec 1, 1996 3329
Our own engendered species. Hurcombe, Linda Mar 1, 1995 7788
Are collectors the real looters? Isler-Kerenyi, Cornelia Jun 1, 1994 1198
Utah's early settlers on display in Price. Nov 1, 1991 628
Looking in on a plains homestead, just southeast of Denver. May 1, 1990 421
Hidden cave, petroglyphs, Pony Express...history around Fallon, Nevada. May 1, 1986 631

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