Battling the brick lobby

Article Abstract:

Graziella Fiorentini, national archaeological administrator for the Agrigento region of Sicily, has long fought to protect the Valley of the Temples there against encroaching development. She was arrested in Jan 1996 on charges of abuse of office and held under house arrest for 18 days before a nationwide protest led to her release. The case seems to involve an attempt at intimidation from supporters of development, and unfortunately it is by no means an isolated incident in the worldwide conflict between preservation and development.

Political aspects, Real estate development, Antiquities, Temples, Greek, Greek temples, Agrigento, Italy (City)

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The TV challenge

Article Abstract:

'What in the World,' a television program from the early 1950s, set a standard of quality that today's producers of archaeological programs should strive to equal. 'What in the World' was a quiz show, with archaeologists competing to identify objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The show gave a good indication of what archaeologists really do and was laudable for its emphasis on reasoning and knowledge rather than on adventure or sensational finds.

Criticism and interpretation, Archaeology, Media coverage, Science television programs

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Sea change in classical archaeology

Article Abstract:

Mediterranean archaeology began in the 19th century. Germany, France, and Italy were the major countries active in archaeology before World War II. After the war, money spent on digs in Greece and Turkey was primarily from Americans. Italy was open to foreign archaeologists, an act which stimulated work at prehistoric, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman sites.

History, Discovery and exploration, Classical antiquities, Mediterranean region

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