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ADRIENNE MAYOR
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Adrienne Mayor is an independent scholar who investigates scientific realities embedded in myth and classical antiquity. Her articles on ancient legends about nature and the early history of science appear in scholarly journals and popular magazines. Her work is reported in international media; she has been interviewed on NPR, BBC, and has appeared on Discovery, Animal Planet, and History Channel TV, and presents her research in public lectures in the US and Europe. Visiting Fellow, Classics, Princeton 2005-6; Visiting Fellow Classics, Stanford 2006-.
Mayor's book The First Fossil Hunters (Princeton 2000) explains how ancient Greek and Roman discoveries of mysterious petrifed bones of extinct dinosaurs and mastodons led to myths about griffins, giants, and monsters. Watch for "Ancient Monster Hunters" on the History Channel.
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs (Overlook, 2003) traces the mythic origins & historical practices of biological warfare, from the legendary Trojan War to real battles in the Roman Empire. The book is translated into Japanese & Greek, and is featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic, NPR, & BBC. Click here for reviews
Fossil Legends of the First Americans (Princeton 2005) gathers exciting Native American discoveries and myths about fossils, from tiny shells to enormous dinosaur bones, with stories from more than 45 different tribes, beginning with the Aztecs & Incas.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
FOSSIL LEGENDS OF THE FIRST AMERICANS. Princeton, 2005
GREEK FIRE, POISON ARROWS & SCORPION BOMBS: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. Overlook, 2003
THE FIRST FOSSIL HUNTERS: PALEONTOLOGY IN GREEK AND ROMAN TIMES. Princeton University Press, 2000
"Ancient WMDs" Archaeology Odyssey (March-April 2005)
"A Time of Giants and Monsters." Archaeology (March-April 2000).
"The Monster of Troy Vase: The Earliest Artistic Record of a Vertebrate Fossil Discovery." Oxford Journal of Archaeology 19 (Feb 2000).
"The Folklore of Footprints in Stone: Classical Antiquity to the Present." With W. Sarjeant. Ichnos 8 (2001).
"Killer Khilats: Legends of Poisoned Robes of Honour in India." With M. Maskiell. Folklore [London]112 (Fall 2001).
"The Legend of Midas." Archaeology (July-Aug 2001)
"Bibliography of Classical Folklore: Myths, Legends, and Popular Beliefs in Ancient Greece and Rome." Folklore [London] 111 (Spring 2000).
"People Illustrated [Ancient tattoos]." Archaeology (March 1999).
"Giants in Ancient Warfare." MHQ: Quarterly J of Military History 11 (Winter 1999).
"Dirty Tricks in Ancient Warfare." MHQ: Quarterly J of Military History 2 (Autumn 1997).
"Fiery Finery [combustible cloak]." Archaeology (March-April 1997).
"Mad Honey [toxic honey in history]" Archaeology (Nov-Dec 1995).
"The Nessus Shirt in the New World: Smallpox Blankets in History and Legend." J American Folklore 108 (1995).
"Guardians of the Gold [Griffin legend]" Archaeology (Nov-Dec 1994).
"Libation Titillation: Wineglasses and Women's Breasts." Studies in Popular Culture (April 1994)
"Ambiguous Guardians: The Omen of the Wolves." J of Folklore Research 29(1992).
"Amazons." With J. Ober. MHQ: Quarterly J of Military History (Summer 1991).
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PUBLIC LECTURES
Teylers Museum, Netherlands, 2006
Chicago Institute of Art, 2001 and 2005
Dallas Archaeological Museum, 2005
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, 2005
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2005
Smithsonian, Washington DC, 2002 and 2005
U Penn Archaeology Museum, Philadelphia, 2003, 2004 and 2005
University of California, Berkeley, 2004
Museum of Science and Nature, Denver, 2003 and 2005
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003
J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2003
Yale Peabody Museum, 2001
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, 2001
Museum of Radio & TV, Beverly Hills CA, 2001
Silk Road Foundation, Stanford CA, 2001
Archaeological Institute of America, Berkeley CA, 2001
Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001
FOCAS Distinguished Lecture, University of Oklahoma, 2001
Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris, 2000
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman MT, 2000 and 2005
Paleontological Research Institute, Ithaca NY, 2000
Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 2000
American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1995
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