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    James Mellaart

    James Mellaart Pre-eminent archaeologist of the Neolithic Near East British archaeologist, James Mellaart, was born in London in 1925.  His family moved to Holland where his father worked as an expert in Dutch old master paintings and drawings.  At the outbreak of World War II, Mellaart secured a position at the museum in Leiden, where he worked until the war ended.  Then he enrolled in University College in London where he studied egyptology.  His studies led him to join the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Turkey. In the early 1950s, he began an archaeological survey of Anatolia.  His first…

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    Arthur Evans

    Attribution: Peterak Sir Arthur John Evans Arthur Evans discovered the Palace of Knossos in Crete 8 July 1851 Sir Arthur John Evans was born in Nash Mills, England.  He was educated at the University of Oxford, and the University of Göttingen and became  the curator of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from 1884 to 1908.  He spent almost 35 years excavating at Knossos, beginning in 1900. Uncovering the palace of Knossos on Crete, led to Sir Arthur John Evans being regarded as one of Britain’s most revered archaeologists. He also created the concept of Minoan civilization from the forms and…

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    King Tut Video Series

    Learn all about the Boy King in Heritage Key’s special video series! Famous Egyptologist Dr Zahi Hawass tells us about the life and death of King Tut: VIDEO How did King Tut Die? VIDEO The Curse of the Mummy VIDEO The Robbing of King Tut’s Tomb VIDEO Tutankhamun’s Treasures Director of the Cairo Museum Janice Kamrin takes us on a guided tour: VIDEO The Canopic Jars and Shrines VIDEO Animal Iconography VIDEO Tutankhamun’s Jewellery VIDEO The Funerary Figures You can also watch Lord and Lady Carnarvon explaining the discovery of King Tut’s tomb (KV62) by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Explore…

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    Luca Zan

    Luca Zan Professor of Management Luca Zan is Professor of Management at GIOCA, University of Bologna, and teaches at MAM, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. He has published extensively in international journals on strategic management and change, management and accounting history, and the management of museums and cutural organisations. Luca Zan’s research deals with: Management and accounting history, both in terms of theories, and practices (especially in pre-industrial settings, such the Venice Arsenal 16th century). Strategic change processes, looked at through the lenses of strategic management, management accounting and organization theory traditions. The diffusion of economic and managerial discourse in non profit…

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    Jon Cannon

    Jon Cannon Expert and writer on British heritage Jon Cannon writes about old places in general and teaches medieval architectural history in particular. He teaches at the University of Bristol and frequently gives talks and leads tours on the subject. He has also published several articles on Avebury, and contributes a regular profile of a historic area – from ancient prehistory to 20th century heritage – to British Archaeology magazine. He has worked in the heritage industry for nearly 15 years, including working for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, and English Heritage. He went freelance in…

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    Heritage Key on the Web

    Nowadays being part of the ‘web’ isn’t limited to having an interesting website, but also means doing a genuine effort to reach out, being part of the community as well as inviting others to take part in your website. Heritage Key is doing exactly that, so you can find us on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, iTunes, … as well as subscribe to our feeds to get a daily overview of all the new articles and blogs posted to Heritage Key. You’re welcome to join us on: Twitter Follow Heritage Key’s latest tweets – and REtweets – or reach out to…

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    Esther Jacobson-Tepfer

    Esther Jacobson-Tepfer Professor of Asian Art at the University of Oregon, Expert on the Archaeology of Mongolia Esther Jacobson-Tepfer is Maude I Kerns Professor Emeritus of Asian Art at the University of Oregon, where she taught undergraduate courses in the History of Indian Art, Art of the Silk Road, and Nomadic Art of Eurasia, and undergraduate and graduate courses in Scythian Gold, North Asian Rock Art, and Judaic Art. Dr Jacobson-Tepfer is a past recipient of the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching, and was the first director of the University’s Center for Asian and Pacific Studies. Dr Jacobson-Tepfer received her…

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    King Tut Virtual

    King Tut’s Golden Death Mask is the greatest thing ever discovered. See it now online and up close in 3D. Click below.  Deemed too fragile and precious to travel, Tutankhamun’s death mask will never leave Egypt again. Admire the Golden Death Mask online and up close- in 3D! – on Heritage Key. View the 3D Mask right inside your browser – all you need is the Unity3D plug-in (sort of like Flash). If you haven’t installed it yet, the application below will offer to download and install it for you. Then just refresh the page. King Tut’s Golden Death Mask –…

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    Zahi Hawass

    Attribution: Zahi Hawass (on Flickr) Zahi Hawass Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities 28 May 1947 World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass currently serves as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directs ongoing excavations at Giza, Saqqara, and in the Valley of the Kings. Dr. Hawass received his PhD in 1987 from the University of Pennsylvania. He has written numerous scholarly articles and books, and is highly respected as an Egyptologist. Over the course of his long career, he has been presented with numerous awards and honors. In addition, Dr. Hawass is known for his charisma and…

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    Nicole Alexanian

    Nicole Alexanian Egyptologist Dr. Nicole Alexanian holds a PhD in Egyptology from Universität Heidelberg. Since 2000 she has been directing a German Archaeological Institute project at Dahshur in Egypt. The site is known as the location of several pyramids. These include the Bent and Red Pyramids, constructed by the pharaoh Snefru during the Egyptian 4th dynasty. It is also home to the Black Pyramid, constructed by Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom. Dr. Alexanian and her team have been reconstructing what the Dahshur landscape looked like in ancient times, examining its topography, geology and climate. They found that the ground…