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Book Review: The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About The Celts
Midlist Writer | August 19th 2008 by Sean McLachlan
There’s a plethora of how-to ebooks on writing these days, and one of the more interesting series is Writer’s Rescue. Each volume describes the “33 Worst Mistakes” made by writers on particular subjects such as horses, firearms, courtroom law read more
A Landmark Archaeological Discovery
Bible Prophecy Today | August 19th 2008 by Bible Prophecy Today
By Jimmy DeYoung An expert on ancient Babylon, Dr. Michael Jersey of Vienna, has discovered a small clay tablet located in the British museum that is a landmark archaeological discovery and provides proof of the Old Testament's veracity. Though the read more
The scientific tourist #34 — Chaco doorway
Sorting out Science | August 19th 2008 by Sam Wise
This week's image comes from Chaco Canyon in New Mexico -- it's a scan of a slide showing a very typical T-shaped doorway... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #34 — Chaco doorway", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/08/19 read more
Internet Discussions on Looting, Legislation, and Lobbyists
Numismatics and Archaeology | August 19th 2008 by Nathan T. Elkins
The ACCG "benefit auction" on which I have commented earlier (here, here, and here) has now closed and appears to have been a success for the group having raised over $45,000. The "benefit auction" was meant to raise funds "in opposition to State De read more
Merchant Ship Arrives on Mediterranean Shore: About 25 Centuries…
Apathetic Lemming of the North | August 16th 2008 by Brian Gill
"2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast" National Geographic (August 11, 2008) "An ancient Greek ship recently raised off the coast of southern Sicily, Italy, is the biggest and best maintained vessel of its kind ever found, archaeologis read more
Whaler Gledstanes' 1837 wreck found at Hawai'i's Kure Atoll
RaisingIslands | August 15th 2008
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands have revealed another piece of their long history of shipwrecks: the remains of the British whaler Gledstanes, which broke up on the reef at Kure Atoll in 1837. The ship's anchors, trypots and other parts have been l read more
Was Mummy King Tut A Daddy?
Archaeorama | August 15th 2008 by archaeorama
Some of the top mummy experts believe so. "I go for Tut as father!," Robert Connolly, a scientist who carried serological analysis on the mummified remains of two female fetuses buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun, told me. Egyptologists have... read more
Lil Bits of Rancor or Not 8/15/08
A Feather Adrift | August 15th 2008 by Sherry Peyton
We all know a bit about how athletes train for the Olympics. A huge number of disciplines are now involved, nutrition, sports health, computer technology, and tons more. What was it like back at the beginning? How did athletes train when they actuall read more
Graves Found From Sahara’s Green Period
Great contains articles from the back issues of magazines, j… | August 15th 2008 by Articlesmodern.com
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD : When Paul C. Sereno went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Sahara, his career took a sharp turn from paleontology to archaeology. The expedition found what has proved to be the largest known graveyard of Stone Age people who l read more
African archaeology Niger : Saharan cemetery dig report and paper
Sociolingo's Africa | August 15th 2008 by sociolingo
About 8 years ago news leaked out about an exciting archaeological find in Niger. Back in the Stone Age what is now the Sahara desert was a lush green place with large lakes. The area in Southern Niger where the dig took place was a lakeside fishing read more
SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA Tells of the Arms Race that Changed the Map…
Wiley Professional & Trade Press Room | August 14th 2008
August 14, 2008 - SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA is a gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the modern age. SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA: The Quest to Build the Per read more
America's First Railroad Tunnel Located?
New York History | August 14th 2008 by Adirondack Almanack - New York History Blog
Incredible news from the Schenectady Gazette this morning. Schenectady City Historian Don Rittner has apparently found the first railroad tunnel ever constructed buried in the historic Schenectady stockade district. The find includes a section of the read more
Empress Faustina the Elder
Women of History | August 14th 2008 by Melisende
"Archaeology" - a US publication - ran a story on the recent discovery of a "colossal" head of the Roman Empress, Faustina the Elder.Faustina's likeness has appeared on many items, from statues to coins."The find was made almost exactly one year afte read more
Giza Pyramids Getting Fenced In
Archaeorama | August 12th 2008 by archaeorama
Good news for tourists to Egypt. From now on, a trip to the Giza’s Pyramids will be a more relaxed experience: no more hawkers relentlessly offering camel rides, T-shirts and pharaonic trinkets. A 12-mile (20 km) fence, complete with infra-red... read more
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews Blog
Numismatics and Archaeology | August 12th 2008 by Nathan T. Elkins
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews, which provides expert online reviews of scholarly monographs concerning the ancient world, has announced the launch of a blog for the discussion of reviewed material:Bryn Mawr Classical Review has created a blog for its r read more
The scientific tourist #33 — Spruce Tree House
Sorting out Science | August 12th 2008 by Sam Wise
This week's image comes from the Spruce Tree House ruins in Mesa Verde National Park... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The scientific tourist #33 — Spruce Tree House", url: "http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/08/12/the_scientific_tourist_33_--_spr read more
Archeologists shine a light on the Sunshine Coast's 'black hole'
Building a better Lower Mainland | August 12th 2008 by vancouversun
Sliammon is near the end of a long road in every way. Five hours and two ferries separate the reserve, north of Powell River, from the nearest major city. The Tla’Amin First Nation’s traditional lands were literally sold from under them in the 18 read more
The fight against the tombaroli
Elginism | August 11th 2008
Maurizio Fiorilli has in recent years been no stranger to restitution cases in his work for the Italian Government. Here he talks about some of the issues he is dealing with, as well as the way that the problems of looting are exacerbated by the poli read more
Do free museums lead to devaluing of heritage
Elginism | August 11th 2008
This article is covers a number of interesting aspects. Gaza is in a situation where it has few museums & much of its heritage has been lost to collections in Israel, leading to the potential for many restitution requests in the future. More int read more
Archeology burnishes the truth of oral history
Building a better Lower Mainland | August 11th 2008 by vancouversun
In a memory place, the landscape is populated with stories. Each place, each feature, resonates with the lives of the people that have come before. Scuttle Bay is such a place. The Tla’Amin call it Kleh Kwa Num — Tide Waters Rushing. It was the c read more
Archäologie und Geschichte der römischen Provinzen
Numismatics and Archaeology | August 11th 2008 by Nathan T. Elkins
I just became aware of a blog on the archaeology and history of the Roman provinces, maintained by Marco Hardy, who studies within the department. The primary goal of the blog is to keep students informed of events taking place within the department read more
Around Africa in a Phoenician boat
Sociolingo's Africa | August 11th 2008 by sociolingo
Archaeological reconstruction is an interesting branch of archaeology. The aim is ‘to generate and test hypotheses or an interpretation, based upon archaeological source material’. In this case a phoenician boat has been reconstructed read more
"...A Free Market for all Collector Coins" - Another Look at the…
Numismatics and Archaeology | August 10th 2008 by Nathan T. Elkins
Last month I evaluated the ACCG "benefit auction" (see "The ACCG 'Benefit Auction' and Intrinsic Interests," 8 July 2008, for the previous discussion and the background to the present post). The ACCG's auction, which closes in the middle of this mont read more
Ancient Macedonian Cities and Settlements - Pydna
History of Macedonia Blog | August 9th 2008
Ancient Pydna lies in north Pieria, to the south of Makrygialos. The first settlement of the region, one of the most extensive settlements of the Late Neolithic period, is located to the south west of Makrygialos. The settlement presents two phases, read more
Treasure Hunting with Metal Detectors
The Beading Gem's Journal | August 9th 2008 by Beadinggem
The Telegraph (UK) recently reported that a treasure hunter has found a 7th century C.E. Anglo-Saxon 18K gold cross in an English field. The exact location of the farm is being kept secret to prevent "nighthawks" or archaeological thieves from plunde read more
The New Acropolis Museum at Beijing’s Hellenic House
Elginism | August 9th 2008
An exhibition about the New Acropolis Museum has been running in Beijing since February. During July though, in the run up to the Olympics, many more exhibits were added & a catalogue was produced to explain about both the museum & some of read more
Prehistoric Morocco
Sociolingo's Africa | August 9th 2008 by sociolingo
There’s an interesting article on i-Africa about an archaeological dig which is shedding new light on the earliest inhabitants of North Africa. Contrary to popular belief, the people who roamed north Africa in prehistoric times cared deeply for read more
Shakespeare's First Theatre Found, Ticket Prices Still Reasonable
Needcoffee.com | August 8th 2008
So they've found Shakespeare's first theatre. Well, not, you know, intact, like it was tucked away in someone's attic. Some brick bits, apparently. And it was called The Theatre. And we assume that means it was the only theatre around just like w read more
Humans Ate Dairy Earlier Than “Previously Believed”
Gonzo Science | August 8th 2008 by Gonzo Science
The advent of dairy production just got knocked back two millennia. Not surprising since humans will eat anything. It’s not like a caveman would consider himself above such things if he could get away with it. The question is, as with all revis read more
Is Cleopatra Buried in Paris?
Archaeorama | August 8th 2008 by archaeorama
Cleopatra VII, the great Cleopatra, the big nose of geopolitical power, is in Paris. It is a matter of justice, because what would be better for a woman like her? Specifically, she is buried in the gardens of the National... read more
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