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News from the Neolithic to the Iron Age of Western Asia Archaeology and History

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· 5mo ago

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@postantiquarian@archaeo.social Where would you like to have it posted? I got it

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· 5mo ago

The “Worthless Stones” of Zincirli: Osman Hamdi Bey and the German Excavations of 1888–1902

Great article by @OğuzSatır and @aliÇifçi (2024) on the correspondence between German archaeologists and the #Ottoman State at Zincirli (#Türkiye). Based on original documents in the Ottoman archives, it shows how Germans were permitted to export findings, despite legal prohibitions. All fair and legal? Read on:

https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2024.31.1594553

#ColonialHistory, #Heritage, #Museum #OpenAccess #Archaeology

doi.org

Istanbul University Press

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· 5mo ago

#NewPublication 📬 #OpenAccess

"Transformation from Stone to Silicone: The Use and Reuse of Harvard's Plaster Casts"
by Adam J. Aja & Gojko Barjamovic

Open Access 🔓:
https://doi.org/10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.14.1.0067

Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 14(1): 67–86, 2026

Some 3d scans 🖱️: https://sketchfab.com/hmane

#Archaeology #WesternAsia #NearEast
#MuseumStudies #PlasterCasts #AncientArt

Transformation from Stone to Silicone: The Use and Reuse of Harvard’s Plaster Casts

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Transformation from Stone to Silicone: The Use and Reuse of Harvard’s Plaster Casts

ABSTRACT. When the Harvard Semitic Museum opened in 1903, the exhibits included hundreds of plaster casts. However, its galleries were decommissioned in 1958 and the casts put into storage. It would take decades before the museum was able to restore areas for display. Unfortunately, storage conditions and handling since deinstallation resulted in damaged casts. Museum staff initiated a multiyear project to recast some of these replicas using lightweight, modern urethane resins. The work was supp

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