Fisk/Stieglitz BlogBack: Hope for New Perspective on University’s...
CultureGrrl reader Marilyn Hollman responds to Fisk's President, Hazel O'Leary, to Retire: New Hope for the Stieglitz Collection?:I am so happy to hear about a possible new view of the wonderful Fisk...
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Sangiran Museum set to open 2014
Sangiran’s new museum is set to open in a couple of years, showcasing the finds of homo erectus in Java. Sangiran Museum to open in 2014 Jakarta Post, 18 February 2012 The Sangiran Museum, which will...
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S. L. James, s. Dillon edd, A Companion to Women in the Ancient World
A Companion to Women in the Ancient WorldSharon L. James (Editor), Sheila Dillon (Editor)ISBN: 978-1-4051-9284-2Hardcover656 pagesFebruary 2012, Wiley-Blackwell Noteworthy for papyrologists:ch. 2 Kasia...
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Wheels stolen from Olympia
Here you will find photos of the bronze figurines (wheels) stolen from the Old Museum at Olympia.
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Open Access Journal: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique
Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (at Persée) [Accessible also at CEFAEL]Publié tout d'abord en plusieurs livraisons annuelles, le BCH se structure en deux fascicules semestriels à partir de 1920....
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Animal figurines from Olympia
A list of other figurines stolen from Olympia features here.
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An Afternoon with Mummies of the World
Flesh and organs are not really my thing; give me dry bones over gooshy bits any day. So I don't usually go out of my way to see mummies. If they're on display in a museum, I'll look at them, trying...
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posted by Hannah Cornwell Cédric Brélaz - The Corpus of the Roman colony of Philippi: some new inscriptions. On Monday 13th February Cédric Brélaz (University of Strasbourg) spoke about his current...
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Substance and Advertising: Southern Baptists as “Great Commission Baptists”
Various news outlets are reporting that the Southern Baptist Convention stopped short of voting for a name change, and has instead added an additional name to their denomination: “Great Commission...
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Open Access Journal: Kerdomnel Khmer Magazine
Kerdomnel Khmer Magazine KERDOMNEL KHMER (Khmer Heritage) is the first magazine in the Kingdom of Cambodia which focuses on arts, archaeology, history, epigraphy, ethnology, sociology,painting,...
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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem ix kalendas martias
ante diem ix kalendas martias Parentalia possibly comes to an end with the festival of Feralia, during which sheep were sacrificed to the dead; the additional rites mentioned by Ovid (Fasti 2.565 ff)...
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Open Access Journal: Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques
[First posted in AWOL 9 July 2009. Updated 21 February 2012]Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques Le Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques, fondé en 1984, est un supplément annuel à la...
View ArticleConference on the Use of New Technologies in Archaeology, Puget Sound, Oct....
Taking Archaeology Digital A Conference on the Use of New Technologies in Archaeology University of Puget Sound, Oct. 25-28, 2012 Technology is changing our world in ways that previous centuries could...
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Olympia thefts: list released
Geometric charioteer Stolen from Olympia The Hellenic Ministry of Culture has released a list of 77 items stolen from one of the museums at Olympia. They include: lamps (1-13) Athenian red-figured...
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ASOR Platt Fellow explores Ottoman water system
Due in part to the Platt Fellowship offered by ASOR, I was able to participate in the Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project and Field School. This unique field school combines excavation, survey,...
View ArticleCultureGrrl Q&A with Incoming Getty Museum Director Timothy Potts---Part I
The Getty Center, Los AngelesMy comments on last night's KCRW public radio segment, analyzing the designation of Timothy Potts as the J. Paul Getty Museum's next director (effective Sept. 1), were...
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I am an Archaeoblogger, What do I do?
.Well, everybody else is doing this, and these have been going the rounds, so I thought I'd share them...or...
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Open Journal Systems Enhancement
Many of the Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies are served from the Open Journal Systems platform. The SURFfoundation, has just announced the development of two plug-ins permitting the enhancement...
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Archaeological Looting in Syria
.Hama Antiquities Directorate has reported that clandestine excavations, random digging and looting of archaeological artefacts and the theft of mosaics at the archaeological site of the city of...
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Now for something completely different…GradHacker!
While mortuary archaeology is my focus and my passion, I am also deeply involved in GradHacker. GradHacker is a collaborative blog that was started by Alex Galarza and myself. Our authors include...
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