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The Waltons: dinosaurs

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The skeletal remains of Tyrannosaurus rex are considered extremely valuable, and the interests of commerce and science have clashed over them on several occasions. A collector named Peter Larson was recently convicted on charges he procured fossils belonging to the Department of the Interior.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
Research, Management, Cases, Dinosaurs, Paleontology, Reptiles, Fossil, Fossil reptiles, Tyrannosaurus rex

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Coptic curiosities

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The ancient textile collection from Coptic Egypt of French Egyptologist Albert Jean Gayet was donated to the Henry Art Gallery in 1983. The collection contains 144 separate samples of fabric with eight artifacts in two albums.

Author: Hoskins, Nancy Arthur
Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2000
Antiquities, Collections and collecting, Copts, Textile fabrics, Ancient, Ancient textiles, Gayet, Albert Jean

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Under the volcano

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The conditions for tourists on Montserrat following the eruption of the volcano in Dec 1997 are described.

Author: Kimball, Kristin
Publisher: American Express Publishing Corporation
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 2000
Travel industry, Description and travel, Montserrat

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