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Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality and 21st Century Archaeology

Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality and 21st Century Archaeology

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November 13th 2013: Why Archaeology Matters: A Crisis in Federal Funding of Archaeological Research

On September 30, 2013 House Representatives Eric Cantor and Lamar Smith published an article in USA Today that criticized government funding of science research through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Many of the projects they questioned were from the social and behavioral sciences. The article generated an outcry in the academic community, including archaeologists, of whom several published replies via personal blogs and professional websites. The article even generated a Twitter hashtag #WhyArchMatters. The debate generated by the Congressmen’s short article is indicative of a lar

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Dr. Rosemary A. Joyce

Dr. Rosemary Joyce of Central America employed material things in actively negotiating their place in society. She is especially interested in the use of representational imagery to create and reinforce gendered identities
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Dr. Adam T. Smith

Adam T. Smith is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University and Director of Graduate Studies for the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies.
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Dr. James Doyle

Dr. James Doyle is a post-doctoral associate in Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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