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Gordon R. Willey, Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and curator of Middle American Archaeology, said the artifacts could be melted down and their gold sold for several thousand dollars, but they are "irreplaceable" artistically...
...Willey said the two items, which were on exhibit in the first-floor "Masterpieces of the Peabody" display, probably weighed only a few ounces, but had a very high gold content, probably more than 90 per cent...
...Edgar Cayce to studies of UFOs and the Bermuda Triangle. Dowsing buffs can also buy every kind of tool, from little plastic rods (at $1 a pair) to miraculous electronic black boxes (price: $65) that purportedly "discharge toxic vibrations from your mind, emotions and etheric body." Explains Raymond Willey, the society's secretary and a retired General Electric engineer: "Dowsing for water is only the bottom rung of the ladder. Now these powers are used for everything from determining what foods to eat to finding lost objects and people...
Gordon R. Willey, acting chairman of the Anthropology Department, said yesterday that the department has very few tenured positions open...
...Ruth had been here seven years -- we had to let her go," Willey said, adding that eight years is the maximum time non-tenured professors may hold positions in the department...