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January 10th, 2003 On
January 21, 2003, the Spurlock will open a new exhibit, Trading
in the Bronze Age, in the Focus Gallery. This exhibit discusses
sea trade among the cultures of the Mediterranean and highlights
the archaeological work that has uncovered material evidence
for this era of history.
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Bronze
Age Archaeology Survey
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Excavating the
Ulu Burun Site
Images
courtesey of the Institute of Nautical Archeology
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Dr.
George F. Bass, a pioneer in the field of underwater archaeology
and former president and archaeological director of the Institute
of Nautical Archaeology (INA), is generously providing curatorial
support to the Spurlock’s exhibit development team.
Copper & Tin Ingots in cluster
(Cape Gelidonya Camp Site)
Images courtesey of the Institute of Nautical Archeology
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Professor Bass has conducted
shipwreck excavations and underwater surveys off the Turkish coast
since 1960. The excavations of two shipwrecks off the Turkish coast,
at Cape Gelidonya and Ulu Burun, have rewritten much of Bronze Age
history by providing new insights into subjects as varied as Homeric
studies and Egyptology, and the histories of literacy, metallurgy,
glass, religion, art, music, metrology, weaponry, seafaring, trade,
and international relations at the time of King Tut. |
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The Phaistos Disk with
impressed glyphs
18th century BCE
Greek, Mid. Minoan III
(Plaster Cast)
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Cypriot Terracotta Jug
ca. 2000 BCE
Greek, Bronze Age
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A Vaphio Cup
1610 - 1490 BCE
Greek - Mycenaean,
Late Helladic II
(Reproduction)
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Sample Artifacts from the Trading
in the Bronze Age exhibit
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