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· 2 l1rhc Q::nrrrnr I APRIL 1.8, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I I NEWS 1ChcQ:ur cnt VOL. 44, ISSUE 134 4 WWW.THECURRENT-ONL.INE.COM EDITORIAL Ancie t tab et fo nd in Iklaina Editor-in-Chief. ... ... ...... ... ...... .. ....... ... ... .. ..... ......... .... Andrew W. Seal News Editor....... .. ..... ... ... ... .......................................... ... Ryan Krull Features Editor. .............. .. .... .... .... ...................... ...... .. ..... .Je n O'Hara Assoc. Features Ed itor. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... ... .. .... ..... .. ... As hley Atkins Sports Editor...... ... .............. ... ..... .. ... ...... .... ... ......... .... Cedric Willi ams Dr. Cosmopoulos and the UMSL field school A&E Editor ...... ..... .... ..... ...... ......... .. .... ... ........ ..... .... ...... William Kyle Assoc. A&E Editor...... .... ... ...... ............ ...... .... .. .. ...... .. ... Cate Marquis Opinions Editor .. .... .... ... .. .... .. .. ....... ....... ... .... ... Matthe B. Poposky discover-the oldest written record in Greece Copy Editors ...... ... ... .... .. ....... .. ....... Lauren Wilding, johanna Hoffarth Proofreaders ..... .. .... ..... ....... .......... .. ..... .. ... :..... ................. Sara ovak Staff Writers .... ..Minho Jung, David Von Nordheim, Mary Grace Buckley JOHANNA-JESSICA HOFFARTH Janaca Scherer, Sharon Pruitt, Heather Welborn, Dr. Cosmopoulos is excited with the finding and is opti­ Jeremy Zschau, Kristen Ross Staff Writer DESIGN mistic that more UMSL students will sign up for his summer Under me direction of Dr. Michael Cosmopoulos, Hellenic program. \Vith the finding being published in the New York Design Editor. .. ... ... ..... ...... ...... ........ .. ... .. ... ....... ... Zachary James Kraft Government-Karakas Pamil;' Foundation Professor in Greek Times and Proceedings of the Athens Archaeological Society Photo Editor. ............... ....... ...... ... ................ ... ...... ... Jennifer eahan Studies, a professor of archaeology, and his field school tearn scientific journal, it promotes UMSI:s research agenda and Web Editor...... .. .. ..... .... ... ......... ..... ... ..................... ...... ... .... Louie Liu of students from the University of Missouri - St. Louis have could get the field school more federal funding for their next Staff Photographers ...... .... ........... .... ..... ................ .Yumeto Yamazaki, Samuel J. Surgener, Nikki Vahle, Zhang Zheng, Chenhao Li uncovered a stone tablet which holds me oldest known wTinen project. "1 want to see more students getting involved," Dr. Illustrators ...... .. ............ .. .. Zachary James Kraft, Karlee Sellars, Gail Fike record in Europe. Cosmopoulos said, "not just to go and dig at a site, but to The two by three inch tablet was found in a burnt refuse pit explore a new place and culture unlike meir own." BUSINESS close to a sewer in Iklaina, Greece. The tablet has been dated Dr. Cosmo poulos and his students have been working at be~een 1490 - 1390 BC, 100 to 150 years before existing the Iklaina site for 11 years; .eight of those spent on surveying Ad Director... .. ... ............................ ...... ... .... ......... ..Zachary Schwartz Distribution Manager...... .. .... ........... .... .... ... .. .. ... ... .... ...... .. Ryan Krull written tablets were found in Greece during me Mycenaean the area and in 2008 beginning excavations. In this time not Business Manager................ .. ............... .... .................. .John Wallace period. The inscription on the tablet are characters of Linear only has the tablet been discovered but also the foundation of Advisor......... ..................................... .... .. .. ..... .... ... .... Charlotte Petty B writing format, one side displaying a list of workers names a major palace including a courtyard, formal architecture and and numbers and me other a verb that means manufacture. murals of naval scenes painted on the palace walls. CONTACT US This tablet could comain a record of workers manufacturing 1he field school in Greece is available to students during the Address 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd anything from weapons, to ships, to buildings. summer semester. Students are able to go out and explore not Saint LouIs, MO 63121-4400 Although UMSL sponsors and stands as head institute of only ancient Greece but the modern culture as well. The field Newsroom 314-516-5174 the field school in Greece, mere were more than 25 staff mem­ school is worm six credits and scholarships are also available to Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 bers involved during me summer dig including other universi­ assist with costs. Last year $2,000 was awarded to students in Fax 314-516-6811 ties across America. Cynthia Shelmerdlne at the University of order to hdp with various expenses. For more information on E-mail (General) [email protected] Texas - Austin a specialist of Linear B writings, was the first to the historical find and summer field school opponunities visit E-mail (Advertising) [email protected] decipher the markings on the tablet. These markings provide a www.iklaina.org. E-mail (Employment Inquiries) [email protected] new time line to the importance of keeping state records and E-mail (lips) [email protected] me establishment of bureaucracy, a cemury and a half before Twitter umslcurrent Facebook The CUrrent its time. "This suggestS some degree of political complexity and a growing need to keep track of commodities, property ABOUT 'Il1r ~rnt and taxes, all earlier than we once thought," Dr. Cosmopoulos said. The Current is the student newspaper at the University of Missouri­ St. Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spring semesters on After a full year of cross referencing the tablet to determine Mondays. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, condi­ an estimated time frame line of authenticity, Dr. Cosmopou­ tions and restrictions apply. The Current financed in part by student los held a lecture on Tuesday's April 12 at the Missouri History activities fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. Museum. At the lecture, he formally announced the discovery The University is not responsible for the content of The Current and/ of the tablet and spoke of the excavation of a new Mycenaean or its policies. All materials contained in each printed 'and online is­ palace in Pylos, Greece. In his .lecture he explained how Py­ sue are property of The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or los has written references to Iklaina and is also mentioned in reproduced without the prior, expressed and written consent of The Homer's book "Iliad." "This is a rare case where archaeology Current. meets ancient textS and Greek myths," Dr. Cosmo poulos said. The Current accepts letters to the editor. All letters should be brief, Finding references ot actual sites in mythological texts could and those not exceeding 250 words will be given preference. The Cur­ shed light on what we know as fact and fiction in Greek his­ The inscription it is in Linear 8, a form of writing that predates rent edits letters for clarity and length, not for dialect, correctness, in­ ancient Greek. tent or grammar. All letters must be signed and must include a daytime tory. COURTESY I UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. 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N ew s Editor SFeaking to another financial issu, [even Kraml, running Should we be cutting ocial for student senaD said that his bigge.o; t concern w s the bud­ p ograms or the military? The forum was moderated by thc Currc'Jlt Editor in Chief get. -'I have studied and reviewed the financial planning for me .Andre\v Seal and held in the Student Government Associa­ 2011 budget at UIvlSL and its urrenrly predicted to be in the cion Chambers on the third Roar of the Millennium Student red," Kraml said. "If I could ILx anything it would be to bring - From Issue 1343 Center. U1v1SL back into the black." Among mose taking questions were me four individuals In a later round of q uesrioning, Seal asked the candidates running unopposed for me positions of president, vice presi­ specifically how they would work with opposition. Given I totally agree with you, Republicans are moronic dent, comptroller and SGA chair. 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