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1 Jameson, John H., Jr., and Ehrenhard, John E., and Finn, Christine A. (Joint Editors) Ancient Muses: Archaeology and the Arts Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Press 2003 0817312749 / 9780817312749 Trade Paperback Fine  xii, 247 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 24 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disk (4 3/4 in.). Tight, clean copy. CONTENTS: Introduction: Archaeology as Inspiration-Invoking the Ancient Muses; John H. Jameson, Jr., John E. Ehrenhard, and Christine A. Finn, Why We Were Drawn to This Topic. From the Contributors: 1. More Than Just "Telling the Story": Interpretive Narrative Archaeology, John P. McCarthy, 2. The Archaeologist as Playwright, James G. Gibb; Archaeology Goes to the Opera, Ehrenhard and Mary R. Bullard; Archaeology in Two Dimensions: The Artist's Perspective, Martin Pate; Art and Imagery as Tools for Public Interpretation and Education in Archaeology, John H. Jameson, Jr.; Archaeology as a Compelling Story: The Art of Writing Popular Histories, Sharyn Kane and Richard Keeton; Poetry and Archaeology: The Transformative Process, Christine A. Finn; Reflections on the Design of a Public Art Sculpture for the Westin Hotel, Palo Alto, California, David Middlebrook; Pompeii: A Site for All Seasons, David G. Orr; Evoking Time and Place in Reconstruction and Display: The Case of Celtic Identity and Iron Age Art, Harold Mytum; Art and Archaeology: Conflict and Interpretation in a Museum Setting, Michael J. Williams and Margaret A. Heath; The Archaeology of Music and Performance in the Prehistoric American Southwest, Emily Donald; Archaeology's Influence on Contemporary Native American Art: Perspectives from a Monster, Lance M. Foster; From Rock Art to Digital Image: Archaeology and Art in Aboriginal Australia, Claire Smith and Kirsten Brett; Archaeology in Science Fiction and Mysteries, David G. Anderson; Archaeologists as Fiction Writers, Sarah M. Nelson; Capturing the Wanderer: Nomads and Archaeology in the Filming of The English Patient, Christine A. Finn; Is Archaeology Fiction? Some Thoughts about Experimental Ways of Communicating Archaeological Processes to the "External World", Nicola Laneri; Crafting Cosmos, Telling Sister Stories, and Exploring Archaeological Knowledge Graphically in Hypertext Environments, Jeanne Lopiparo and Rosemary A. Joyce; Index. CONTENTS OF ACCOMPANYING COMPACT DISC: 1. Images and clips from the stage production of the opera, Zabette John E. Ehrenhard and Mary R. Bullard; 2. Interpretive art paintings and sketches, color image scans Martin Pate; 3. Examples of archaeological interpretive art images and educational posters, color image scans, Martin Pate, John E. Ehrenhard, and John H. Jameson, Jr. 4. Popular histories and other online volumes of the Southeast Archeological Center, National Park Service, Martin Pate, John E. Ehrenhard, and John H. Jameson, Jr.; 5. Color photos of public art sculptures David Middlebrook; 6. Book covers and comments on Spirit Bird Journey and National Treasure, published by RKLOG Press Sarah M. Nelson; 7. Video: Is Archaeology Fiction? Some Thoughts about Experimental Ways of Communicating Archaeological Processes to the 'External World" Nicola Laneri; 8. Multimedia hypertext: Sample reading of Crafting Cosmos: The Production of Social Memory in Everyday Life among the Ancient Maya, Jeanne Lopiparo.  Price: 29.95 USD Add to Shopping Cart