AROL 292 Final, Spring 1997

ARCHAEOLOGY 2O2 Senior Tutorial Il Examination TWO Pours enenne( PROF, H. Seeden) ing the dark lagoon. We are the shadow-ghosts creeping back as the campfires burn low. We are nature and the past, all the old ways, Gone now and scattered.” i Oodgero Noonuccal,: What are the cultural values from the “prehistoric” past, imbedded in the present in native peoples’ lifestyles and views of the world and society, which could positively influence what we are and what we do? lare now using a term called “archaeology of contact,” to describe : :archaeological sites where evidence of contacts between newcomers and: ‘mative inhabitants, and/or European and African Americans is coming | ito light. : Recently, particular emphasis has been placed on research dealing : ‘with such sites as significant for cultural interaction and productive co- | Shanks and Tilley in “Presenting the Past: towards a redemptive aesthetic Jor the museum,” have critically analysed existing types of museum displays. Use your information about the archaeology of Beirut (Lebanon), the Lebanese public of today and your critical insights into what exhibits dealing with the past in the present may need and what they ought to avoid, in order to assess how this heritage of Beirut may best interact with the public(s).