AROL 101 Final, Spring 2002

ARCHAEOLOGY TOU i swe wna Introduction to Archaeology Final Examination _Date: June 15, 2002 Identify the icons; 50 % (60 minutes) | Briefly identify the 4 sites, 3 reconstruction models, and 3 works of art illustrated under 1—10. Please, give the number of each item and use key words ora short paragraph. a.— What does the illustration represent? b.— Where was it discovered? ¢.-— Where can you see it now? d.— How old is it roughly? e.-- What was or may have been its context in the past? Essay questions 50 % (60 minutes) | The bullet points are intended to help you organize your thoughts. Please, answer BOTH parts of the subject. - The heritage of our past, standing and excavated archaeological remains and information, will survive only if it is meaningful in the present. « This can be illustrated by the success of highly popular presentations of such heritage elsewhere (Athens, London, Paris Lebanon exhibition). Why do these and similar presentations succeed? . Your visits to Lebanon’s National Muscum and the City Center of Beirut (=BCD), have introduced you to archaeological remains and information about the past of this country, particularly of its capital. . You are familiar with some proposals for the integration of such heritage information into downtown Beirut.. - How would YOU imagine the five millennia of Beirut's past integrated and presented to the public in the City Center?