Archaeology and society in the 21st century
Subtitle: the Dead Sea scrolls and other case studies
By: edited by Neil Asher Silberman and Ernest S. Frerichs.
Contributors: Silberman, Neil Asher, 1950-.; Frerichs, Ernest S.
Publisher: Israel Exploration Society; Dorot Foundation
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Dead Sea scrolls.; Archaeology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: The Dead Sea scrolls and archaeology : looking back and looking ahead / Ernest S. Frerichs, Neil Asher Silberman; value: The politics of the Dead Sea scrolls / Neil Asher Silberman; value: Power and memory in Latin America : the uses of the pre-Columbian past / Irene Silverblatt; value: Landscapes of the past / Martin Hall; value: Exhibiting the Dead Sea scrolls : some historical and theoretical considerations / Adolfo Roitman; value: The protection and preservation of the archaeological heritage of Jordan : the challenge for constructing a responsible stewardship / Ghazi Bisheh; value: Interpreting the past in modern Greece / Christos G. Doumas; value: Decipherment and publication of the Dead Sea scrolls / Emanuel Tov; value: New perspectives on ancient Egyptian texts / Donald B. Redford; value: Maya hieroglyphic writing : the history and consequences of decipherment / George E. Stuart; value: Who owns the past / Patty Gerstenblith; value: How to stop looting / Hershel Shanks; value: Destroying the past in order to "save" it : collecting antiquities from Cyprus / Ellen Herscher; value: Facing the crisis of looting in the United States / Hester A. Davis; value: Reclaiming the Dead Sea scrolls : the significance of the scrolls for Judaism and Christianity / Lawrence H. Schiffman; value: Forgotten voices and legacies / Paula E. Hyman; value: The tangible past in a commemorative age / David Lowenthal; value: The many "battles of the scrolls" / Lawrence H. Schiffman.