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Western Neanderthals already a fading light before arrival of modern humans
Newly published results from an international team of researchers show that most of an earlier population of Neanderthals in Europe had already died off around 50,000 years ago. Previously, the...
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New book: Wright, How God Became King
IN THE MAIL: Well, in my mailbox, from the author:N. T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels (HarperOne, 2012)
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Museo Campano Capua set to reopen on 19th April
This is good news! There are a few articles in the Italian press. Below is one (plus images). Check out too the Museum website which is great. From ANSA: Nuova vita per il Museo campano di Capua In...
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More on the Temple Mount
TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Archaeology Holocaust on Temple Mount: The Unpublicized Report: Unsurprisingly, the UN has not said a thing. But why is the Israeli ombudsman's report on the Temple Mount still...
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2012.02.48: Eforo di Cuma: studi di storiografia greca. Studi di storia, 14
Review of Giovanni Parmeggiani, Eforo di Cuma: studi di storiografia greca. Studi di storia, 14. Bologna: 2011. Pp. 805. €66.00 (pb). ISBN 9788855531108.
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2012.02.49: Tyrannis, Basileia, Imperium: forme, prassi e simboli del potere...
Review of Maria Caccamo Caltabiano, Carmela Raccuia, Elena Santagati, Tyrannis, Basileia, Imperium: forme, prassi e simboli del potere politico nel mondo greco e romano. Atti delle Giornate seminariali...
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2012.02.50: Ausgegraben!:Schweizer Archäologen erforschen die griechische...
Review of Chantal Martin Pruvot, Karl Reber, Thierry Theurillat, Ausgegraben!:Schweizer Archäologen erforschen die griechische Stadt Eretria. Eine Ausstellung der Schweizerischen Archäologischen Schule...
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Display of Judean coins to be auctioned
THE ANCIENT JUDEAN COINS coming up for auction were on display in Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday: Ancient coins from 66 AD displayed in LA before auction. The article has photos of some of the more...
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More on the Turkish Aramaic "Bible"
THAT ARAMAIC "BIBLE" that is causing so much fuss in Turkey is analyzed by Peter Williams at ETC: The antique Syriac Bible. Guess what? The text is of Matthew, the colophon does date it to 1500, the...
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Footnote lost
CLOSE, BUT NO OSCAR: Iranian film beats Israel's 'Footnote' at Academy Awards (Reuter/AP).
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Galatians conference in St Andrews
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PAUL'S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS & CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY is being held at the University of St. Andrews on 10-13 July 2012. Follow the link for details and registration...
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The correspondent who first asked about Zeno of Verona (d. 371-2) has written explaining why he was looking for a translation: I am presently researching and compiling early church commentary on 1 Tim...
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Couple Released at Luxor Airport
To the embarassment of all concerned a couple arrested at Luxor airport have been released after it was realised that the items in their baggage were not antiquities but tourist trinkets. Luxor Times...
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Lueke: Shoot Artefact Hunters
.ACCG Collector with conviction Jorg Lueke is suggests his own solution to the mining of archaeological sites for collectables for sale on the global markets:Rather than ineffectual import restrictions...
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Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks is a rather morbid episode set at a galactic funeral home. It has much comedy in it, as always, but some of the humor is blacker. The Doctor and Peri arrive on the...
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New Edition of Egyptological Out - Lots for Horemheb Fans
The latest edition of Egyptological is out and as always it is free to read online. It's a real bumper edition as well. The editorial will give you the full listing but we have articles in the...
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Fornvännen's Summer Issue On-Line
Shortly after Fornvännen 2012:1 reached subscribers on paper, issue 2011:2 has now been published on-line. Get thee there, Dear Reader, and read for free (not dearly)!Joakim Wehlin on why some of...
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More on Sicyonia, fortifications, and Late Antiquity
I’ve continued to work my way through Y. Lolos’s massive tome, Land of Sicyon. Hesperia Supplement 39 (Princeton: American School of Classical Studies, 2011) this weekend while waiting for the rain...
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"We have to support better policing of the sites", says the new Getty Museum...
Lee Rosenbaum has a disturbingly revealing Q and A with Timothy Potts on the new Getty Museum director's views on antiquities collecting policy. I happen to agree with Potts that even with the 1970...
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Vietnamese collector buys 19th century book made of gold
A Vietnamese collector shows off one his prized possessions – a 19th-century gold and silver book associated with King Thieu Tri (1841-47). Collector Cao Xuan Truong with the gold book of King Thien...
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