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The new Pointe-a-Calliere museum in Montreal reveals the city's history in an interesting and lively manner through its blend of excavations and high technology. Sited on the same plot that once held the house of Canada's third governor, Louis-Hector de Calliere, it lies in the old port area. The lobby opens into a multimedia theater, and the museum's basement shows three centuries of artifacts, including the remains of the colony's original graveyard. Talking images of colorful locals enhance the experience.
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The significance of the 11,700-year-old Mesa site has been exaggerated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The site is one of the oldest in Alaska, but others in the Tanana Valley have also been dated by accelerator mass spectrometry to between 11,000 and 11,800 years ago. Furthermore, the sites seem to belong to the same cultural tradition. The Mesa site adds to knowledge of the period, but it is hardly the region's 'first well-documented Palaeoindian site,' as claimed by the BLM.
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Archaeologists have contributed to the problem of looting by emphasizing research, excavation and publication at the expense of conservation and ethical issues. Archaeologists need to examine their own priorities if they are to provide leadership in changing public attitudes toward looting of archaeological sites. Research is needed into the psychology of collecting and looting to develop strategies for archaeological resource conservation.
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