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our name forward for this review. Its presentation is a most pleasant third
birthday present for the webzine.
Here are some of the great news stories we have for you this week:
** Writings Believed To Be Cleopatra's
She was a lover to Roman leaders and held empires in her sway, but a text
believed to be penned by Egyptian queen Cleopatra reveals she also had more
mundane matters on her mind: taxes
** He finds formula for making science center grow
Plagued by money problems and declining attendance after the novelty wore
off, the organization had already undergone restructuring when Bennington
came aboard to replace its first director, who resigned after 18 months
** Icons of Irish art
Icons of Identity marshals and explores nine iconic presences from the last
two millennia which had an active - and in many respects a continuing - role
in shaping Northern Ireland as it is now
** Romans paid a high price for peace with Scots
Roman soldiers kept the rebellious Scots under control using generous bribes
rather than brute force, archaeologists have claimed
** Persian princess' mummy brought to Karachi museum
A 2,600-year mummy of an 18-year-old Persian princess wearing gold crown,
gold plate on her chest and gold symbol of monarchs and royal family was
brought to Karachi by police from Quetta
** RP's 1st kiddie interactive museum at Riverbanks
Studies reveal that the Philippines lags behind its Asian counterparts when
it comes to children's literacy in science and technology
** Web Site of the Week: The Otago Museum
The Otago Museum and Discovery World is a fascinating house of treasures and
an experience not to be missed! Large variety of themed galleries, an
exciting hands-on science centre and a regularly changing programme of
events, exhibitions and activities
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** American Art Museum Adds New Name
President Clinton has signed a bill to change the name of the National
Museum of American Art to the Smithsonian American Art Museum
** This Week's Horoscopes
Aquarius: (Jan. 20--Feb. 18): You've been on hold for three years now and
are beginning to suspect that your call isn't important to them, after all
** Sunken porcelain likely to fetch $35m
The Adelaide company Ocean Salvage Corporation last year discovered a
40-metre junk, the Teksing, which sank in the Straits of Gelassa, off Java,
in about 1820
** Roman facelift: Tombstone of Longinus the cavalryman restored
The face of one of the first Romans in Britain, Longinus the cavalryman, has
been restored after the missing fragments of the 1st century tombstone were
located more than 70 years after the main part was found
** Project May Revolutionize Study of Early Writing Form
Cuneiform inscriptions provide the most reliable window on the cultures of
ancient Sumeria, Babylonia and Assyria, which began more than 5,000 years
ago in the Near East encompassing most of Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran
** The persistence of the Prairie
There are not "Do Not Touch" signs at the prairie museum here in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. No glass cases or stuff to read on the walls. Not even any
walls, in fact
** London and the UK's biggest Art Fair
100 original print and contemporary art exhibition stands. It will be for
original contemporary art and original prints retailing at under £2,000
** Oklahoma dinosaur discovery is huge deal
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis -- translated: a huge "high-spined lizard" that
roamed the seashores around what is now Atoka County about 100 million years
ago, give or take a few million years
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** Metropolis of Marvels
While Toronto looked to London for inspiration, in the late '40s and early
'50s English-speaking people in Ourtown saw New York as the ultimate in
style and sophistication
** Butterflies in Trouble
Big plans for an $80 million butterfly- and-insect museum complex --
``Butterfly Discovery Park'' -- near San Francisco's Embarcadero are in deep
trouble
** Orsay Museum shows rare Manet still lifes
For the first time since he died in April 1883, a major retrospective
featuring 82 still lifes reflecting Manet's unique artistic achievement has
gone on show at the Orsay Museum in Paris
** Navigators Trace Polynesia's Seafaring Past
A navigator with the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Thompson has spent the
last 25 years replicating the ocean journeys of his Polynesian ancestors
** A new lick of old paint
Fernando Botero hopes that his major artistic bequest will strengthen the
arts and peace in his troubled Colombia
** Melbourne Museum off to a record-breaking start
Record crowds flocked to Melbourne's Carlton Gardens to see Australia's
newest and largest museum
** The Smithsonian Institution's Conservation & Research Center
is offering an Introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems &
Remote Sensing
in Conservation and Wildlife Management
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New Book featured: "Caring for Your Family Treasures: Heritage Preservation"
Few of us think to preserve our family treasures until it's too late. Now,
this practical guide shows just how to safeguard cherished photo albums, a
fragile wedding dress, antique furniture, and numerous other precious family
heirlooms for future generations.
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** NAGPRA's Evolving Legacy
** GLOBAL MUSEUM'S CAPTION CONTEST - are you the winner?
** ICOM's new International Committee for University Museums and
Collections (UMAC)
** UNESCO WELCOMES FRANCESCO BANDARIN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD
HERITAGE CENTRE
** COMMUNICATING ANTHROPOLOGY TO THE PUBLIC
Two sessions being presented at the AAA Annual Meeting this year.
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