What’s On . . . Exhibitions in The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute presents rare Chinese burial objects in an exclusive exhibition that considers both the discovery and the impact of modern Chinese archaeology. Unearthed: Recent Archaeological Discoveries from Northern China features objects recently excavated from sites in the Shanxi and Gansu provinces and never before seen outside of China, including a fullsize stone sarcophagus discovered intact in 2004. The exhibition will run until October 21, 2012. Link: http://www.clarkart.edu/
The Western Science Center in Hemet, in partnership with La Sierra University in Riverside, is currently hosting the exhibition Weapons & War in the Iron Age. The exhibition presents artefacts from La Sierra University’s extensive collection, some excavated by La Sierra archaeologists from ancient sites in Jordan, and some from sites in Israel and Palestine. Most of the artefacts, including arrows, spears and swords, date from 1200 to 600 BCE, during the Iron Age of the Near East when iron became the prevalent material in making tools and weapons. The exhibit will run through the fall; no specific closing date has been set.
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The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is currently hosting Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times, a new exhibition that explores the rich history of ancient Israel with the largest collection of artefacts from biblical to Islamic periods ever to tour outside of Israel. Running through Oct. 14, the exhibition features more than 600 objects, including a 3-ton stone from Jerusalem’s Western Wall and 20 extremely rare fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection. They will be displayed in two sets of 10 for approximately three months each. Link: http://fi.edu/scrolls/
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