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Even in Detroit They Oppose "American Digger"
.Detroit too has preservationists trying to preserve what there is of the area's history. Here's a video from the city about the Spike TV programme about artefact hunting. I note that its premiere is...
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Change Petition about Metal Detecting Show, 17000 Against
.US Coin dealers and collectors are very fond of saying how much "support" they have for their efforts to have freedom from restrictions on the import of coins without documentation of lawful export...
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CFP: An End to Unity? East and West in the Fourth Century, Radboud Univ....
Source: The Byzness.The fourth century was a pivotal age in the history ofthe Roman Empire, an age of transition: New residencies of imperial poweremerged in both West and East, with Constantinople as...
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Village carries on bronze working tradition
A feature on a Cambodian village that continues the traditional craft and trade of bronze working. Interestingly enough, the men forge the vessels, but the women do the engraving. Phnom Penh Post...
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JSTOR: Register and Read
A great initiative for those without institutional access: Register & Read Register & Read Beta is a new, experimental program to offer free, read-online access to individual scholars and...
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Latest Issue of "Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies"
From the latest issue of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Alwis, Anne P, Men in pain: masculinity, medicine and the Miracles of St. Artemios The Miracles of St Artemios, which reveal a catalogue of...
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The coffee police
I am just on the way back from Rome, where we have been doing the final weekend's filming for the new Romans series (which I THINK will be broadcast in April on BBC2). We are a happy crew ably managed...
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Bibi, Obama, and Purim
HINT, HINT: Netanyahu Gave Obama Purim Scroll on Ancient Persian Plot.
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2012.03.08: Pliny's Praise: the Panegyricus in the Roman World
Review of Paul Roche, Pliny's Praise: the Panegyricus in the Roman World. Cambridge; New York: 2011. Pp. x, 208. $95.00. ISBN 9781107009059.
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2012.03.09: Geschichte der römischen Literatur. Beck'sche Reihe 2446
Review of Thomas Baier, Geschichte der römischen Literatur. Beck'sche Reihe 2446. München: 2010. Pp. 128. €8.95 (pb). ISBN 9783406562464.
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Forgery Trial verdict coming soon
BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict. The date being March 14th. It is unfortunate that judges have had to be called in, in effect to decide whether artifacts are forgeries (or a...
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News article: Anche dall'India arrivano sponsor per salvare Pompei
From Il Mattino: Anche dall'India arrivano sponsor per salvare Pompei NAPOLI - I francesi dell’Epadesa potrebbero non essere gli unici stranieri interessati al futuro di Pompei. Mentre negli Stati...
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Jesus Discovery update
THE JESUS DISCOVERY controversy over the Talpiyot tombs continues to generate blog posts etc.:ASOR Blog: The Talpiot Tombs and New Testament Historical Criticism (James McGrath).NT Blog (Mark...
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Green Collection (etc.) exhibition in Rome
THE GREEN COLLECTION is certainly getting around: Interfaith Bible Exhibit Opens in St. Peter's Square (136)Verbum Domini Runs Through Lent. A working Gutenberg press. Seeing early scriptural papyrus...
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Book launch in Edinburgh
The author of "Roman Camps in Britain", Rebecca Jones, will be holding a book launch in Blackwells Bookshop, South Bridge, Edinburgh, on the 22nd of March from 6:30-8pm.
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Curso on line “Contenidos educativos multimedia: La Celtiberia”
Dentro del Plan de Formación del Profesorado de Aragón para el Curso 2011-2012, el Centro de Profesores y Recursos Juan de Lanuza de Zaragoza hace una nueva convocatoria del Curso “Contenidos...
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This Day in Ancient History: pridie nonas martias
pridie nonas martias Festival of Mars (day 6) 12 B.C. — Augustus becomes pontifex maximus ca. 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Conon in Pamphylia
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In memoriam Frédéric Loridant
A la veille de ses cinquante ans, Frédéric Loridant a disparu à l’issue des plusieurs vies qu’il menait de front. Sa vie d’archéologue fut tout aussi intense que sa vie de passion pour le rock et pour...
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Romans v Wales
Tip o’ the pileus to Richard Campbell who alerted us to this one via facebook:
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