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OBIT - SNIDER, JAMES DAVIS, SR.
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SNIDER, James Davis, Sr., 87, of Staunton, died Saturday, May 17,
2003 at his home. Born October 9, 1915 in Rockbridge County, he was a
son of the late Andrew Snider and Clara Conner Snider. Mr. Snider
retired from Burlington Industries with 45 years of service. He was a
founding member of Lexington Moose Lodge and a Degree of Pilgrims and
a member of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro. Mr. Snider was
preceded in death by one son, John E. Snider. Survivors include his
wife Martha Bradley Snider, Staunton; two sons, James Davis Snider,
Jr. and wife, of Waynesboro, Glen Snider and wife, of ...
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Sir Arthur Evans and the Discovery of a Lifetime.(Crete: excavations)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...Exploration Fund paid for Evans' work at Kephala, but...on at the same time. Evans' rich father, John, then provided money...excavations. Later, Evans spent his own personal...imaginative man became Sir Arthur Evans, a name forever...
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Arthur Evans begins to dig in Crete.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...legend had a basis in fact, when Arthur Evans began excavating the mound of Kephala...little fellow, only 5ft 2in tall, Arthur John Evans had the advantages of a substantial...the academic world. His father Sir John Evans was an eminent authority...
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A code breaker and an enigma Alasdair Palmer on a Life of the man who deciphered a 3,500-year-old script
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...biography of the mathematician John Nash, to convince publishers...discovered (and named) by Sir Arthur Evans when he excavated the Minoan...Pylos in the Peloponnese. Evans was convinced that the Minoans...interesting enough to persuade Sir John Myers, then recently retired...
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False idol - Author's research indicates MFA's Snake Goddess is a phony.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald
; ...champions, chief among them Sir Arthur Evans, a wealthy, imperious...ancient civilization. To Evans, the Minoans were the...According to Lapatin, Evans found artifacts at Knossos...doubtful case," said John J. Herrmann Jr., curator...
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AN MFA SHOWPIECE CALLED A MODERN FAKE SCHOLAR ARGUES GODDESS NOT ANCIENT; MUSEUM SAYS ITS ORIGIN IN QUESTION
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...beloved object here," said John Herrmann, the museum...restorers who were working with Sir Arthur Evans, the famed British archeologist...Woolley said that people who Evans had hired to do restorations...creating forgeries for sale. Evans himself was fooled by forgers...
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Art or kitsch? Michael Vickers asks why so many historians ignore the evidence that ancient Greek painted ceramics were largely cheap imitations of vessels in precious metals.
Magazine article from: Apollo
; ...been called the Oxford School (in the tradition of Sir Arthur Evans, Sir John Myres, V. Gordon Childe and Andrew Sherratt) is...colours to work in other, nobler, materials. It was Evans who, rather more than a century ago, noted that the...
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John Pendlebury and the battle of Crete
Magazine article from: The Spectator
; ...anniversary of the Battle of Crete John Pendlebury is an almost mythical...excellent but independent terms with Sir Arthur Evans but, when he was away from Knossos...Micky Akoumianakis, the son of Sir Arthur's overseer, told me he could drink...
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Millennium anniversaries.
Magazine article from: Management Accounting (British)
; ...jubilation when General Sir Redvers Buller relieved...on 16 March, Sir Arthur Evans discovered the ancient...slavery abolitionist John Brown was born on...25 October 1400. John Logie Baird achieved...the first time and John Adams became the first...
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NEW TWIST IN THE SNAKE GODDESS MYSTERY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...century forgery commissioned by Sir Arthur Evans, excavator of Knossos, whose team...created the artifacts to bolster Evans's romantic conception of an ancient...m not ready to do yet," says John J. Herrmann Jr., curator of classical...
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On This Day
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland
; ...of Paris, who bought a petrol-driven Benz. 1900: Sir Arthur Evans uncovered the ancient city of Knossos, Crete. 1926...she's a cracking female and wouldn't eat too much" John Madejski, chairman of Reading Football Club, lists...
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