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Things, Places, & the Archaeology of Eurasia

When is an umbrella not an umbrella, a cautionary tale for archaeology

Erroll Morris’s short film on the “Umbrella Man” in Abraham Zapruder’s film of JFK’s assassination provides a wonderful example of the difficulties in interpreting things.  What seems at first glance to be a sinister clue to a wider plot to kill the president may in fact be something quite different.  Take a look here.

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