Bone China
2004 Summary of China Request to U.S. Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention
The Shang Dynasty dates to 1600-1100 B.C. Anyang in Henan Province is one of the best known sites of the period. Tombs of kings, nobles, and commoners, palaces, mills, and, most importantly, inscribed oracle bones, have been excavated in large amounts. Over 150,000 oracle bone inscriptions have been found to date illustrating the politics, economy, life, science, technology and religious beliefs of the Shang Dynasty. Bronze ceremonial vessels, statuary, masks, carved jade, ceramics, ivory, horn and bone have all been found in Shang Dynasty archaeological contexts. Even remnants of fine silk and lacquer ware indicate the high level of craftsmanship and artistry of the Shang. Zhou Dynasty to Warring States ... [Read More]
China
EXPERMENTAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES: Some hospitals and private practitioners in China are advertising internationally to promote experimental medical procedures to treat diseases’ such as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, AIDs and others. Other practitioners advertise that “new procedures” are available to extend bone structures to make people taller, and to provide other cosmetic procedures. These advertisements state that these procedures are safe, cheap and effective. The Embassy has received numerous complaints from Americans regarding many of these experimental practices, and is aware of fatalities and permanent disfigurements that have followed these treatments. Americans are advised not to enter China for treatment of advanced diseases without first consulting their physician in the ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
HTTP/1.1 200 OKDate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:32:48 GMTAccept-Ranges: bytesETag: "20b2ac503516c51:363"Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Length: 1682Content-Location: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/cn04fr01.txtContent-Type: text/plainLast-Modified: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:44:29 GMTClient-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:21:51 GMTClient-Peer: 12.44.14.112:80Client-Response-Num: 1[Federal Register: September 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 171)][Notices] [Page 53970]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr03se04-132] -----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF STATE[Public Notice 4780] Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request from the Government of the People's Republic of China The Government of the People's Republic of China, concerned that its cultural heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, made a request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Co ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Commerce Official Outlines U.S. Asian Trade Policy Priorities
Now, I am pleased to report that, after years of discussions, we have agreed with our Japanese counterparts on the first two points. The third, however, still remains a bone of contention. And it is that third point, the lack of a genuinely open market, that lies at the root of what I personally regard as a simple and important fact: The U.S. has not had a trade surplus with Japan since 1965. ... [Read More]
Bolivia Federal Register Notice, 2001
2. Flute (chutu pinquillo): Made of uncut flamingo bone with six holes. Size ranges from 25 cm. to 35 cm. ... 3. Flute (pifano): Made of bato bone. Size varies. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
HTTP/1.1 200 OKDate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:32:50 GMTAccept-Ranges: bytesETag: "82f3cb3d3516c51:363"Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Length: 64949Content-Location: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/bl01fr01.txtContent-Type: text/plainLast-Modified: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:43:57 GMTClient-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:21:53 GMTClient-Peer: 12.44.14.112:80Client-Response-Num: 1[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)][Rules and Regulations][Page 63490-63499]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr07de01-3]=======================================================================-----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYCustoms Service19 CFR PART 12[T.D. 01-86]RIN 1515-AC95Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and EthnologicalMaterials From BoliviaAGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.ACTION: Final rule.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: This ... [Read More]
Australia (12/04)
Australia's aboriginal inhabitants, a hunting-gathering people generally referred to as Aboriginals and Torres Straits Islanders, arrived more than 40,000 years ago. Although their technical culture remained static--depending on wood, bone, and stone tools and weapons--their spiritual and social life was highly complex. Most spoke several languages, and confederacies sometimes linked widely scattered tribal groups. Aboriginal population density ranged from 1 person per square mile along the coasts to 1 person per 35 square miles in the arid interior. When Capt. James Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770, the native population may have numbered 300,000 in as many as 500 tribes speaking many different languages. The aboriginal population currently numbers more than 410,000, representing about 2.2% of the population. Since the end of World War II, the government and the public have made efforts to be more responsive to aboriginal rights and needs. ... [Read More]
Papua New Guinea (09/04)
When Europeans first arrived, inhabitants of New Guinea and nearby islands--while still relying on bone, wood, and stone tools--had a productive agricultural system. They traded along the coast, where products mainly were pottery, shell ornaments, and foodstuffs, and in the interior, where forest products were exchanged for shells and other sea products. ... [Read More]
Spotlight on Women's History, 2002
Literature has been hooks' path to the divine, both as the book-struck girlshe describes in her first memoir, Bone Black (1996), and here in thisvivifying account of her struggle to become a writer. ... [Read More]
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