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Student discovers writing on pieces of ancient Egyptian mummy case

When Ariela Algaze signed up for a spring 2018 course on museums, she didn't expect to get wrapped up in the mystery of an ancient Egyptian mummy case that Jane Stanford herself purchased more than 100 years ago

New effort lets Stanford students, researchers use 3-D models of bones, artifacts for remote research

A new collaborative effort at Stanford University Libraries to capture 3-D models of the university’s artifacts, such as bones and art, helps scholars and students with analyzing and studying objects remotely.

New exhibition highlights Stanford’s collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, multicolored ceramics

The Stanford Archaeology Center showcases ancient Egyptian stone tools, parts of a mummy case and other artifacts that were collected by Jane Stanford; her son, Leland Stanford Jr, and other university affiliates.

UNESCO’s troubled drive for peace through science and culture

In A Future in Ruins, archaeologist Lynn Meskell offers an institutional ethnography of UNESCO. 

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