Archaeology Magazine - March/April 1985 - 82

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ARCHAEOLOGY

NEWSBRIEFS
of Art
High Museum
Hosts Israeli Artifacts
In celebrationof Israel'sInternational
EXPO'85 to be held in Atlanta,Georgiaon
March23-31, 1985, the High Museumof
Artwillhost a major travelingexhibition,
"Crossroadsof the AncientWorld:Israel's
ArchaeologicalHeritage."This exhibition
includes200 archaeologicalobjectswhich
are the result of recent excavationson land
and in the waters offthe coast of Haifa.
The Museum'sexhibitionwillopen to the
publicon March24, 1985 and remain on
viewthrough May26, 1985. Another
exhibition,"Cult Objectsfrom the Israel
Museum,"willalso be on viewat the High
Museum.Manyof the objectstravelingto
Atlantawillbe seen for the firsttime outside
Israel.
A major part of the travelingexhibitionis
devoted to seafaringin antiquity,the Israelite'sinvolvementin maritimetrade, and the
establishmentof navaltradition."Crossroads of the AncientWorld"focuseson the
findsmade by archaeologistson land near
Haifaat the ancient settlementof Shikmona where Mount Carmel and the Mediterranean meet. These objectsare displayed
withina chronologicalsequence that spans
a period of 2,500 years from the Biblical
"Ageof the Patriarchs"(ca. 1800 b.c.)to
the Moslemconquest in a.D.640.
Some of the outstandingfindsbrought
up from the sea includean enormous
bronze three-prongedwarshipram (the
only one ever found),barnacle-encrusted
jars, a Roman sailor'slead cookingfurnace,
an ancient hand grenade, tin and copper
ingots,mass-producedgoddess figurines,
and ancient coins.
From the land excavations,highlights
includefuneraryobjectsfroman eighteenthcenturyb.c.Hykoswarrior'stomb, Greek
sculptures,Roman statues and glass,Egyptian ivorycarvingsand scarab seals,oil
lamps,and mosaicfloors.
Oded Borowski,AssistantProfessorof

Thistwelfth-centuryB.C.ceramicfigurineof
a seated woman comesfrom Ashdod and
willbe on viewat the HighMuseumof Art
in Atlanta.
ModernLanguages(Hebrew)at Emory
University,served as guest curator.The
exhibitionwas organizedby the San Francisco-HaifaSisterCityCommitteein honor
of the 35th anniversaryof the foundingof
the state of Israel.The artifactsare from
the collectionsof the HaifaMuseumof
AncientArt,the NationalMaritimeMuseum, and the Center for MaritimeStudies
at the Universityof Haifa."Crossroadsof
the AncientWorld"is sponsored by the
AtlantaJewish CommunityCenter.
The High Museum'sDepartmentof
Educationhas planned a schedule of programsto complementthe exhibition.
Located at Peachtree and 16th streets in
midtownAtlanta,the museum'shours are
Tuesdaythrough Saturday (10:00a.m. to
5:00 p.m.)and Sunday (noon to 5:00 p.m.).

Caribbean
Archaeology
The next time you're relaxingin the
Caribbean,you may consider taking in the
archaeologylecturewhichis scheduled
everyThursdayat 4 p.m. in St. John's,
Antigua,West Indies.This free lecture includes a show-and-tellof the artifacts
recovered from Jolly Beach, one of the
firstArchaicsites found in the LesserAntilles,as wellas Archaicobjectsfromthe
Salt Pond excavations.
For those interested in historicalarchaeology,the AntiguaArchaeologicaland
HistoricalSocietyof St. John's also offers
another lecture on alternate Thursdays.
Artifactsfrom the bottom of the English
Harbor and the old NavalHospitalof 1793
are explained.Both lecturesare offered
free of charge;call31060 or 809-463-1060
for details.

Conference
Metallurgy
Planned
Excitingnew research in the earlyhistory
of zincand of its principalalloy,brass,
willbe presented at "2000 Yearsof Zincand
Brass,"a conferenceto be held at the
Universityof Bristolin EnglandfromJune 7
to June 8, 1985. The weekend conference
willbe organizedby the Universityof
BristolDepartment of Extra-MuralStudies
in conjunctionwiththe HistoricalMetallurgySocietyand the BritishMuseum.
Papers willdescribework in Indiaand
Bristolitselfas wellas importantresearch
on Roman and Mediaevalbrass-making
and earlyzinccoinage in Southeast Asia.
For more informationwrite:J.H. Bettey,
Department of Extra-MuralStudies,Universityof Bristol,WillsMemorialBuilding,
Queen's Road, BristolBS8 IHR, England.

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