Anti-Parthian shots. Speaking of legislating the shape of the past, Matt Welch has an interesting post over at Hit and Run. Check out the comments, too. No, I am not analogizing the current situation of American paleoanthropologists to Soviet archeologists. Professional frustration vs. murder and terror - bit of a difference. Just pointing out some interesting historical (and current) examples of the past being rearranged for political ends.

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Posted by Moira Breen at 13 April 2005 02:55 PM