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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Learning to Think Like an Archaeologist at UChicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures reposted by Ruth Paget

I absolutely would have taken a course like this one below where I could handle ancient objects and conjure up civilizations from pottery shards at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago when I was a student there.  

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/real-artifacts-students-piece-together-ancient-past?utm_medium=09.01email&utm_source=UChicagoNews&mkt_tok=MjUwLUNRSC05MzYAAAGj_SjwfVYUk1cvEs9IBBel4FI1i2SE_SeAgS-sOp3sERHre6TsmZrk9M-xfjSvVm23XCb22IOAtbOfiw-QMgIsfVvvNXGX5DSk07SIjNu0uPVJp0Y

(I was not deprived of experiences like this though.  When I studied Indian art, my art history professor took us to the Art Institute of Chicago for a private session with museum curators to examine and even handle Indian paintings.)

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-writer of 1900+ Centeal Coast California lifestyle blogs

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games