TO MAKE UP A QUIZ OR IMPROVE A GRADE ON A QUIZ [also for extra credit]:

NO LATE MAKE-UP WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON. IF A MAKE-UP IS NOT IN BY TWO WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF THE QUIZ [OR THE LAST DAY OF CLASS WHICHEVER IS SOONER] A GRADE OF 0 WILL BE RECORDED.

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Ulrich Boser, "Solar Circle," Archaeology (July August 2006) 30 ­ 35.
Interested in Stonehenge? This article discusses a recently discovered henge which is much earlier and was made of wood. The article discusses what it says about ancient astronomy.

David O'Connor,Architecture of Infinity, Archaeology Odyssey 2 #4 (Sept/Oct 1999), 43-51.
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This article deals with the function of the temple in Egyptian society. Although there are quite a few questions they are fairly straightforward and the article is an interesting one. It ties Egyptian thought to Egyptian architecture.

Catharine Roehrig, "When a Woman Ruled Egypt," Biblical Archaeology Review (March/April 2006), 64 - 70.
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This reading discusses one of the most famous, and infamous, women of Egypt and the mysteries surrounding her rule and her death.

Bob Brier, " Egyptomania! What accounts for our intoxication with things Egyptian?" Archaeology 57 #1 (Jan/Feb 2004) 16-22.
This is a recent article about the fascination we have with ancient Egypt written by an archaeologist you have seen if you have watched the Discovery Channel.
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QUIZ MAKE-UP #2 - FOLDER SOWELL #2 CHOOSE ONE

Stephen G. Miller, Ancient Greek Athletics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, Chapter 8 " Women and Athletics."150-159.
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This chapter from a recent book discusses how women may have participated in athletics in ancient Greece since they were barred from even watching the Olympics on pain of death.

Donald G. Kyle, "No Guts, no Glory. Inside the Roman Arena. Archaeology Odyssey (Jan/Feb 2000), 14-25.
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This article discusses the Roman games and the gladiators who fought in them. It considers whether the Romans were just brutal barbarians or if there were tsocially acceptable reasons for the games.

Jacob Rothenberg, "Lord Elgin's Marbles. How Sculptures from the Parthenon got to the British Museum," Archaeology Odyssey 1, #2 (Spring, 1998) 18-25 and 66-67, 26-31 and 64-65.
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This article deals with the sculptures from the Parthenon and the political and art historical details of how they wound up in Britain. It concludes with an argument over whether the "Elgin marbles" should be given back to Greece.

Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and John R. Hale, The Oracle of Delphi. Was she Really Stoned? Archaeology Odyssey, 5, #6 (Nov/Dec, 2002), 46-53 & 58.
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This article suggests there might be chemical and geological reasons for the prophetic abilities of the Delphic Oracle.

QUIZ MAKE-UP #3 - FOLDER SOWELL #3 - CHOOSE ONE

C. H. Lawrence, Medieval Monasticism, London: Longman, 1984, pp. 97-111.
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This passage from a book deals with the life of the monk in medieval Europe. Much of the art we have been studying was produced in a monastic context.

Whitney Chadwick, Women, Art and Society, London: Thames and Hudson, 1990, pp. 37-58.
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This reading discusses how the status of women changed in the Middle Ages and how women made and commissioned works of art at that time.

Irina Andreescu-Treadgold and Warren Treadgold, "Procopius and the Imperial Panels of S. Vitale," Art Bulletin 79, #4 (Dec, 1997) 708-723.
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This article deals with the interpretations of the Justinian and Theodora mosaics at San Vitale. It is a rather complex article because it deals with both the physical and stylistic properities of the mosaics which can determine dating and the relationship to political events of the time.

Sandra Scham, ":Legacy of the Crusades," Archaeology 55, #5 (Sept/Oct 2002), 24-30.
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This article deals with the physical and pyschological remains of the Crusades in the Middle East today.

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