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Forum: Storage Wars. Solving The Archaeological Curation Crisis?, Morag Kersel Dec 2014

Forum: Storage Wars. Solving The Archaeological Curation Crisis?, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

Whether sponsored by academic institutions, governments, international agencies, or private landowners, the results of archaeological investigations are the same: the production of knowledge and an accumulation of things. The material manifestations (artifacts and samples) and the accompanying daily notes, digital records, maps, photographs, and plans together comprise a comprehensive record of the past. Once these items have been amassed, they are deposited in dig houses, magazines, museums, repositories, storage containers, and sometimes in personal basements and garages to be held in perpetuity. Across the globe, storage (here implying curation and permanent care) is one of the most pressing issues facing …


Review Of D. Comer (Ed.) Tourism And Archaeological Heritage Management At Petra: Driver To Development Or Destruction?, Morag Kersel Dec 2014

Review Of D. Comer (Ed.) Tourism And Archaeological Heritage Management At Petra: Driver To Development Or Destruction?, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


The Lure Of The Artefact? The Effects Of Acquiring Eastern Mediterranean Material Culture, Morag Kersel Dec 2013

The Lure Of The Artefact? The Effects Of Acquiring Eastern Mediterranean Material Culture, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Editorial Introduction: Dark Tourism: Reconciliation Or Rubbernecking?, Morag M. Kersel Dec 2013

Editorial Introduction: Dark Tourism: Reconciliation Or Rubbernecking?, Morag M. Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Podcast With Morag M. Kersel, Morag Kersel Dec 2012

Podcast With Morag M. Kersel, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Looting Matters. Early Bronze Age Cemeteries Of Jordan’S Southeast Dead Sea Plain In The Past And Present, Morag M. Kersel, Meredith S. Chesson Dec 2012

Looting Matters. Early Bronze Age Cemeteries Of Jordan’S Southeast Dead Sea Plain In The Past And Present, Morag M. Kersel, Meredith S. Chesson

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Editorial Introduction: Innocents Abroad: Cavalier Collecting At Heritage Sites, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke Dec 2012

Editorial Introduction: Innocents Abroad: Cavalier Collecting At Heritage Sites, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Illicit Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel Dec 2012

Illicit Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Marj Rabba: Wrapping Up The 2012 Season, Yorke Rowan, Morag Kersel Dec 2012

Marj Rabba: Wrapping Up The 2012 Season, Yorke Rowan, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


The Value Of A Looted Object – Stakeholder Perceptions In The Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

The Value Of A Looted Object – Stakeholder Perceptions In The Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


The Power Of The Press: The Effects Of Press Releases And Popular Magazines On The Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

The Power Of The Press: The Effects Of Press Releases And Popular Magazines On The Antiquities Trade, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


The Power Of People And The Galilee Prehistory Project Excavations At The Chalcolithic Site Of Marj Rabba, Yorke Rowan, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

The Power Of People And The Galilee Prehistory Project Excavations At The Chalcolithic Site Of Marj Rabba, Yorke Rowan, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Editorial Introduction: A Crack In The Diplomatic Armor: The United States And The Palestinian Authority’S Bid For Unesco Recognition, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke Dec 2011

Editorial Introduction: A Crack In The Diplomatic Armor: The United States And The Palestinian Authority’S Bid For Unesco Recognition, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


There Is No Looting In This Country. Gatekeepers And The Quest For Qualitative Data, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

There Is No Looting In This Country. Gatekeepers And The Quest For Qualitative Data, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


The Social And Political Consequences Of Devotion To Biblical Artifacts, Neil Brodie, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

The Social And Political Consequences Of Devotion To Biblical Artifacts, Neil Brodie, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Editorial Introduction: The Archaeology Of Trauma, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke Dec 2011

Editorial Introduction: The Archaeology Of Trauma, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


A Little Piece Of The Holy Land, Morag Kersel Dec 2011

A Little Piece Of The Holy Land, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Editorial Introduction: Cultural Diplomacy In Action: U.S. Foreign Schools And Centers And The International Exchange Of Ideas, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke Dec 2010

Editorial Introduction: Cultural Diplomacy In Action: U.S. Foreign Schools And Centers And The International Exchange Of Ideas, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Who Owns The Biblical Past? We All Can, Morag Kersel Dec 2010

Who Owns The Biblical Past? We All Can, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


In Praise Of Pots, Morag Kersel Dec 2010

In Praise Of Pots, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


When Communities Collide: Competing Claims For Archaeological Objects In The Market Place, Morag Kersel Dec 2010

When Communities Collide: Competing Claims For Archaeological Objects In The Market Place, Morag Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

Rather than recount a specific archaeological project and its community relationships, in the following, I consider the competing claims for archaeological objects by the various groups associated with the illegal and legal trade in antiquities. For nearly a decade I have examined the efficacy of cultural heritage laws in the protection of eastern Mediterranean archaeological landscapes. More specifically, I am interested in the contentious issues surrounding legalized antiquities markets as a means of protecting the archaeological past. In order to assess the value of various legal instruments I attempt to engage with the communities who claim an interest in the …


Editorial Introduction: The Power Of The People – Development, Archaeology And Community Involvement, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke Dec 2009

Editorial Introduction: The Power Of The People – Development, Archaeology And Community Involvement, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.