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Head Strong: Gendered Analysis of Human Representations in Western and Central Continental European Iron Age Iconography
(2021-06-25)
This preliminary study examines potential links between gender and sex representations in Iron Age Continental European iconography. Drawing from multiple examples such as the Glauberg statue, the statue of Bourey, and the ...
Waking the Dead, Speaking to the Living: The Display of Human Remains in Museums
(2021-06-25)
Artifacts are immensely powerful aids in telling stories from the past, yet it is the dead persons of past eras who accrued a host of ethical and legal issues. This article discusses several perspectives on and problems ...
Acute Induced Scurvy: Implications for COVID-19 and the Cytokine Storm
(2021-11-07)
Using an evolutionary genetic disease model, this review considers Vitamin C (VC) and its potential for treating COVID-19 (CV-19). The model’s validity rests on VC’s potent antioxidant property and the mutation sustained ...
OBJECT: TBD A Reflective Essay on the Nature of the yet-to-be-decided Object in Exhibition Design
(2021-11-07)
In the year 2018 the Field Museum in Chicago, in response to the contemporary demands of inclusivity and decolonization, declared that it will redesign its Native American Hall. The developers and curators, in collaboration ...
Digging Through Space: Archaeology in the Star Wars Franchise
(2021-06-25)
Archaeology is a slippery topic when it comes to its public presentation in various media, especially in fictional representations in books, film, TV, and video games. Archaeologists have historically been at odds with ...
The Journey of a Hopewell Site Artifact: Bear Canine with Inlaid Pearl at the Milwaukee Public Museum
(2021-06-25)
The archaeological excavations conducted by Warren K. Moorehead at the Hopewell site of Ross County, Ohio resulted in the removal of hundreds of thousands of ancient Native American objects. Crafted during the Middle ...