Archaeology’s Dilemma Making Artifacts Useful

1. Archaeology’s DilemmaMaking Artifacts Useful

2. Caesarea Maritima

3. Tell Halif Lahav Research Project

4. TELL HALIF SETTLEMENT HISTORY STRATUM PERIOD DATE XVII Chalcolithic 3500-3200 BC XVI EB I 3200-2900 BC (Gap?) EB II 2900-2600 BC XV EB IIIA 2600-2500 BC _________________________ Destruction ___________________________ XIV EB III A-B 2500-2450 BC XIII EB III B 2450-2400 BC XII EB III B 2400-2300 BC _________________________ Destruction ___________________________

5. TELL HALIF SETTLEMENT HISTORY STRATUM PERIOD DATE XI LB IA 1550-1475 BC X LB IB 1475-1400 BC IX LB IIA 1400-1300 BC VIII LB IIB 1300-1200 BC VII Iron I 1200-900 BC VI B Iron II 900-700 BC _________________________ Destruction ___________________________ VI A Iron II 700-650 BC (Gap) Late Iron II 650-500 BC V Persian 500-300 BC IV Hellenistic 300-100 BC

7. Future of sherds as artifacts

8. Figurine 70843 Horse and rider

10. Figurine 1904

11. Cypriot pyxis, Early Bronze Pierides Museum storeroom

12. Storeroom of Pierides

13. Mesoamerican artifacts in the Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum (in the vault!)

17. ANAGLYPH MOVIES Created by Dr. V. Tsioukas Black terracotta of deity in standing position. Veracruz, Mexico.

19. Virtual archive as accessible record integrity of a collection total publication Virtual workplace for staff Virtual tool for future scholars Combined collections for virtual research database

21. Cobb Institute of Archaeology • DigMaster II web site www.cobb.msstate.edu/digmaster2/ Tall Halif, Tell Maresha, Pierides Museum, Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum

24. Pierides Museum, Larnaca, Cyprus Holdings in the storage room

25. Woman with Child