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This article, prompted by finding an ancient burial urn, using L'evi-Strauss andMumford as principal guides, traces some connections between the artifactual, the ritualistic, the mythic, and the poetic to speculate on forms of literary and constitutional order in the Irish context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article summarizes the legal developments during 2011 that affect archaeological heritage. Among the more significant developments were advances in and challenges to the use of international law in deterring the trade in undocumented antiquities and questions of whether artifacts on loan to U.S. institutions from Iran could be used to satisfy judgments against Iran awarded to victims of terrorist bombings. Finally, the article presents a preliminary assessment of the impact of the "Arab Spring" conflicts on cultural heritage preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented to the article “2011 Cultural Hertiage Legal Summary" by Patty Gerstenblith, which appears elsewhere in the issue and which discusses legal issues affecting archaeology in 2011, including the importation and exportation of cultural property.