Mask of Agamemnon

Please read ALL of the short essays from Archaeology, Vol. 52, No. 4, (July/Aug 1999) grouped under the title Behind the Mask of Agamemnon and then respond to each of these questions:

  1. How does each of the different specialists determine the authenticity of the golden funeral mask that is the subject of this investigation?
  2. Are their approaches similar or different in focus and/or methodology?
  3. Do you believe that a particular specialist is best qualified to make the definitive judgment of authenticity or do you think that it requires a multi-disciplined approach?
  4. Whose analysis is the most convincing? (You MUST answer this question to receive full credit; no dodging it by saying you aren't an expert. I am not an expert in this field either but through the application of critical thinking skills - I can make a persuasive argument about the merits or weaknesses of these scholarly essays. And so can you!)

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