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Most important, though, they made the finest ships of the age. Thanks to several Viking boats disinterred from burial mounds in Norway, archaeologists know beyond a doubt that the wooden craft were "unbelievable--the best in Europe by far," according to William Fitzhugh, director of the National Museum's Arctic Studies Center and the exhibition's chief curator. Sleek and streamlined, powered by both sails and oars, quick and highly maneuverable, the boats could operate equally well in shallow waterways and on the open seas...
...best teaching in the field. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to get their hands dirty and to conduct the craft of excavation," Fash says...
There, newly minted teaching fellows are taught their craft, integrating the practical--how to quiet that yammering know-it-all gov jock--to the theoretical--minority students are sometimes shortchanged by traditional pedagogy...
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Upon entering a gallery filled with small porcelain vessels the first question that comes to mind is, "What differentiates craft from fine art?" These pieces are not like the modern ceramics or blown-glass pieces that are so widely accepted as having the same artistic value as paintings. They hold water. Franck was originally attracted to pottery because she felt that a well-made piece could evoke the same emotions and thoughts as a well-written poem. Do these small vessels evoke poetry in the same way that a Kandinsky evokes music? Not exactly, but they are beautiful...