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AIA Talk: Underwater Maya 1 March 2012
Dr. Heather McKillop, the Doris Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Studies at Louisiana State University will give two talks on underwater archaeology of Maya sites in Belize. Dr. McKillop is author...
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Open Access Journal: Transcultural Studies
[First posted in AWOL 1 July 2011. Most recently updated 27 February 2012]Transcultural StudiesISSN: 2191-6411 Transcultural Studies is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to promoting the...
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Why the Humanities Matter
F.A. Wolf Why study classics? For Wolf and Von Humboldt, the men who organized the study of Antiquity, the answer was obvious: by learning Greek, we learned to think like a Greek, and became as...
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Looking Foolish
Egypt's cultural bureaucracy and more than a few shoot first ask questions later archaeologists and media outlets are looking foolish after a bust for supposed antiquities smuggling unravelled in a big...
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Turkey Moves Forward
While Greece is floundering, Turkey is moving forward through a major liberalization of its economy and political life. Now, the Turkish Government also appears to be taking a major step towards...
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Open Access Journal: Classics@
[First posted in AWOL 1/11/2009, most recently updated 27 February 2012]Classics@Classics@, edited by a team working for the Center for Hellenic Studies and headed by Gregory Nagy and James O'Donnell,...
View ArticleThe magic of literacy
As I read through Duane Smith's latest entry, Cuneiform writing and scribal values, I'm reminded once again that writing wasn't just a practical tool to store information for ancient people. It was...
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Thurrakos el celtíbero. Un comic sobre la Celtiberia
Os pasamos el enlace al blog de un comic o novela gráfica que con el título de Thurrakos el celtíbero han creado Lorién Majarena como guionista y Moratha como dibjujante. Se puede contactar con ellos...
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What Does it Cost to Build a Pyramid?
If we built the Great Pyramid today, how much would it cost? It’s a question that pops up from time to time and it’s one that’s not easy to answer. Even taking the shortcut of utelising today’s...
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Giving up booze for Lent
As I hinted in my last post, I have gone dry for Lent. I am not doing this for religious reasons -- so why? Two reasons... First of all, I want to make sure I can do it. According to the government...
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KV64 Rumours
The mummy of Nehmes Bastet is in good condition and protected by a thin layer of resin. Unfortunately she has stuck to the bottom of the coffin and it will take some time to gently extract her so it...
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Chinese trade items excavated in Medan
Archaeologists in Medan excavate artefacts believed to be associated with Chinese trade in the 13th century. Ancient Trinkets Unearthed In Medan Jakarta Globe, 25 February 2012 Archeologists...
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CFP: Women and War Conference
Seen on the Classicists list: Sponsored by: Ryerson University, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the University of Athens, Hydrama Theatre & Arts Centre, and...
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Kent Production of Aristophanes’ “Thesmophoriazusae”
Seen on the Classicists list: Classics@Kent is proud to present their first performance of Greek drama, Aristophanes’ "Thesmophoriazusae". It will take place on Wednesday 14th March 2012 (2pm and 7.45...
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Bar Kochba Treasure Map? Say What?
If this wasn’t in Arutz Sheva, I might not even bother posting this: Antiquities Authority officials over the weekend arrested a gang of Arabs who were using an ancient manuscript as a “treasure map,”...
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Reviews from Bryn Mawr
2012.02.50: Chantal Martin Pruvot, Karl Reber, Thierry Theurillat, Ausgegraben!:Schweizer Archäologen erforschen die griechische Stadt Eretria. Eine Ausstellung der Schweizerischen Archäologischen...
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CJ Review:Smith on McKeown, Classical Latin
Posted with permission J. C. McKeown, Classical Latin: An Introductory Course. Indianapolis and Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 2010. Pp. xx + 421. Paper, $39.95. 978-0-87220-851-3. Classical...
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Smartphone Pegasus
Check this out (Kent German/CNet photo): It’s hype for a new smartphone from Huawei and is on display at the Mobile World Congress. CNet has the story behind the sculpture (including a video) and more...
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Marathon Ovid Reading
Tip o’ the pileus to Christopher Brunelle for sharing this item from the St Olaf College News: In the final week of Interim, students in Classics 129, The Neverending Myth, worked until the wee hours...
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Open Access Journal: Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin
[First posted in AWOL 9 November 2009. updated 27 February 2012]Society for Archaeological Sciences BulletinWe are an international association promoting research on and dissemination of knowledge of...
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