Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ANTHR 6205 - From Excavation to Exhibit: The Trajectories of Objects Between Site and Public

(crosslisted)
(also ARKEO 6205 )
Fall. 4 credits.

Permission of instructor required.

A. T. Smith, E. Avril.

This course examines the paths that objects take in their journey from recovery at archaeological sites to their appearance within museum exhibits. From trenches, to analytical laboratories, to government and private institutions, artifacts traverse settings that alter their character in pivotal ways. Moreover, these settings are themselves reshaped by the objects that flow through them. This course, a collaboration between the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies (CIAMS) and the Johnson Museum, focuses on the links that articulate archaeological and museological practice and the controversies that divide them. The course will address the pragmatics of archaeological recovery techniques and exhibit development, including the pressing ethical issues that surround issues of looting, heritage preservation, and the politics of the past.



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