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| Oscar White Muscarella: Excavations and Publicatons |
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| Introduction |
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| Part 1: "There is Nothing like First-hand Evidence" |
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1 Oscar White Muscarella and Sherlock Holmes |
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23 | (26) |
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| Part 2: Arts and Archaeology: Anatolia |
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2 The King Has Ass's Ears! The Myth of Midas's Ears |
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49 | (18) |
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3 The Project to Reconstruct the Early Bronze Age Hattian Royal Tombs of Alaca Hoyuk |
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67 | (12) |
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4 The Lydian Hoard and Its Progeny: Repatriation and the Statute of Limitations |
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79 | (18) |
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5 Labors Lost and Found in Tumulus MM at Gordion |
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97 | (20) |
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6 A Pithos Burial at Sardis |
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117 | (7) |
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7 Attitudes toward the Past in Roman Phrygia: Survivals and Revivals |
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124 | (16) |
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8 The City Mound at Gordion: The Discovery, Study, and Conservation of the Wooden Fragments from Megaron 3 |
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140 | (20) |
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9 Monumental Entrances, Sculpture, and Idols at Kerkenes: Aspects of Phrygian Cult East of the Kizihrmak |
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160 | (28) |
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10 Of Fibulae, Of Course! |
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188 | (27) |
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| Part 3: Arts and Archaeology: Urartu |
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11 Artifacts Belonging to Queen Qaquli and Mr. Tigursagga from an Elaborately Decorated Quarter of the Ayanis Fortress |
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215 | (10) |
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12 A Fragment of a Ram's Head Rhyton Found at Qalatgah, Iran |
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225 | (5) |
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13 Toul-E Gilan and the Urartian Empire |
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230 | (27) |
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14 Some Considerations on Urartian Burial Rites |
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257 | (9) |
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15 Architectural and Other Observations Related to Erebuni in the Late Seventh/Early Sixth Centuries B.c. |
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266 | (13) |
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| Part 4: Arts and Archaeology: The Near East |
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16 Neo-Assyrian Views of Foreign Cities: A Brief Survey |
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279 | (25) |
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17 The Role of the Petra Great Temple in the Context of Nabataean Archaeology |
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304 | (47) |
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18 Fibulae in Neo-Assyrian Burials |
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351 | (9) |
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19 Fibulae, Chronology, and Related Considerations: Marlik Reloaded |
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360 | (28) |
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20 A Middle Bronze Stele from Hama and Old Syrian Cylinder Seals |
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388 | (18) |
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21 A Unique Human Head-Cup from the Environs of Tel Qashish in the Jezreel Valley, Israel |
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406 | (17) |
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| Part 5: Arts and Archaeology: The Mediterranean World |
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22 Back to the Future: Memory, Nostalgia, and Identity in the 12th Century B.C.E. on Paros |
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423 | (21) |
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444 | (9) |
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24 What Did the Fisherman Catch? |
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453 | (31) |
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25 The Weight of Good Measure: A Reassessment of the Balance Weights from the Late Bronze Age Shipwreck at Uluburun |
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484 | (43) |
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| Part 6: Arts-Craft-Materials-Techniques |
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26 Kyme: An Ancient Center of Jewelry Production in Asia Minor |
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527 | (10) |
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27 Voicing the Past: The Implications of Craft-referential Pottery in Ancient Greece |
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537 | (27) |
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28 The Neoclassical Klismos Chair: Early Sources and Avenues of Diffusion |
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564 | (35) |
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29 The Furniture of the Ramesside Pharaohs |
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599 | (15) |
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30 Excavated Roman Jewelry: The Case of the Gold Body Chains |
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614 | (31) |
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645 | (17) |
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32 Luxury Arts of the Ancient Near East |
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662 | (35) |
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| Part 7: Issues and Methods |
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33 The Literature of Loot: Notes on The Lie Became Great and Its Heirs |
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697 | (11) |
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34 Oscar the Oracle: On the Publication of Unprovenienced Objects |
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708 | (11) |
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35 The Illicit Antiquities Research Centre: Afterthoughts and Aftermaths |
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719 | (15) |
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36 Illicit Traffic of Pre-Columbian Antiquities |
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734 | (13) |
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37 The History and Continuing Impact of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) |
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747 | (20) |
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38 Connoisseurship Conundrums and a Visit to Hans Hofmann's Studio |
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767 | (13) |
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39 Blue from Babylon: Notes from the Curatorial Trenches |
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780 | (29) |
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40 "Outing" the Old Teaching Collections |
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809 | (9) |
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41 Figure and Ground: Reading Ancient Near Eastern Sources |
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818 | (23) |
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| Part 8: "Leave No Stone Unturned" |
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841 | (18) |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index of Terms |
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| Authors' Biographies |
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