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Buried Land

Irna — 2014-09-17T20:00:00Z

Plus qu'un film sur les «pyramides» (on n'y apprendra pas si Visocica est oui ou non une simple colline...), Buried Land est un film sur Visoko, ses habitants, ainsi qu'une jolie réflexion sur l'exil. À voir et à écouter :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiLNWIZRmow

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The Biggest Hoax In History

Irna — 2013-12-17T20:00:00Z

"The Biggest Hoax In History", c'est le titre d'un documentaire sur les "pyramides" de Bosnie réalisé en 2010 et sorti en DVD en 2011 par une équipe néerlandaise. Ce documentaire est maintenant visible gratuitement en ligne ici, et même sous-titré en français ici.
L'histoire de ce documentaire est intéressante : les auteurs du film, dont l'écrivain belge Bart Mertens, sont liés au site néerlandais Grenswetenschap, spécialisé dans les sciences "marginales", site qui s'était fait pendant des (…)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Cultural Heritage on the Brink

Irna — 2013-06-25T20:00:00Z

This paper by the British archaeologist Andrew Lawler was presented at the conference "Digging in the crisis" which took place in Rome on March 14 of this year.
Source of the paper: http://www.academia.edu/3784422/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Cultural_Heritage_on_the_Brink
This paper will highlight numerous problems faced by the entire cultural heritage sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a particular focus on archaeology, in recent years.
These problems stem from a number of causes; (…)

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Authority and the production of knowledge in archaeology

Irna — 2012-10-18T20:00:00Z

This thesis examines the role of authority in the production of archaeological knowledge. It examines how fluid ideas and observations formed in the field become authoritative, factual, solid archaeological products, like scientific texts, reconstructions or museum displays. It asks, what makes a person, a thing or an account of history something that is authoritative? What makes someone an authority on the past? What is archaeological authority? This thesis deconstructs and exposes (…)

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Addressing Invented Heritage: the Case of the Bosnian Pyramids

Irna — 2011-06-02T20:00:00Z

Tera C. Pruitt, from the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, is presently completing a Doctoral Thesis on "Authority and Archaeology: An Analysis of the Role of Authority in the Production of Archaeological Accounts of the Past". Her Master Thesis, finished in 2007, was devoted to the case of the Bosnian Pyramids. Below are, with her permission, a few extracts of the introduction of this MPhil Thesis, and the downloadable complete text.
Abstract
This dissertation explores (…)

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Discussions of the pyramids "affair"

Irna — 2011-04-28T20:00:00Z

The Bosnian pyramids affair has given birth to some more or less academic discussions and thoughts, not about the “pyramids” themselves, but rather about the context and the impact of this affair on the Bosnian society. I've collected here some texts about these discussions. Fictitious pasts: a danger for European archaeology?
During the 14th Annual Conference of the European Archaeologists' Association (EAA) in 2008 in Malta, a session organized by Anthony Harding was devoted to the (…)

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Documents - Geology

Irna — 2011-04-25T20:00:00Z

Smailbegovic Amer, Ground follow-up to remote sensing survey of potential sites of archaeological interest in Visoko Valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.07.2006
The satellite analysis, of which this report, never published by Mr. Osmanagic since 2006, is a follow-up, is here.
Cicic Safet, Geological map of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:300,000, Earth Science Institute, Sarajevo, 2002
Jovanovic R. et al., Geological map, Visoko, 1:100,000 (Extract), Earth Science Institute, Sarajevo, (…)

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Documents - Presse

Irna — 2011-04-22T20:00:00Z

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Semir Osmanagic's thesis

Irna — 2011-04-20T20:00:00Z

Below is a translation in English of Semir Osmanagic's thesis. The original version of 2009, in Bosnian, can be downloaded from his website (.doc file).
Beware: it is a computer translation by Google translate, and as such its quality is far from perfect!

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Sarajevo Conference, 2008 - Abstracts

Irna — 2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

Abstracts of presentations at the "International Conference" in Sarajevo in 2008
Some papers are available at the ICBP website.

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