Met Displays Controversial $13.7-Million "Commander," Sold by Princess...
The Metropolitan Museum appears to have gotten a spectacular (although unannounced) present in time for last December's holiday season. According to a Met spokesperson, you should be able to enjoy this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Get Your Fiber On!”
Detail_PachacamacTextile29723 Last Friday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter proclaimed March “Fiber Art Month” during the opening ceremony of FiberPhiladelphia 2012! In honor of that proclamation, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ohio find reveals ancient hunters
Cut marks found on Ice Age bones indicate that humans in Ohio hunted or scavenged animal meat earlier than previously known. Dr. Brian Redmond, curator of archaeology at The Cleveland Museum of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Not Being a Jerk Central to Christianity?
Several things have converged on a similar theme. First, Jonathan Robinson shared a post by Richard Beck, and added this cartoon:But in fact, the point of the post was more in line with this image...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ancient Graffiti Project in the News ~ CIJ/P?
Interesting item making the rounds from Tel Aviv University: History is often shaped by the stories of kings and religious and military leaders, and much of what we know about the past derives from...
View ArticleAmerica discovered by Stone Age Europeans
New archaeological evidence suggests that America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe, 10,000 years before the Siberian ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roma Numismatics
Auctions1 (15.10.2010) (issuu)2 (02.10.2011) (issuu) (A.M.-issuu)3 (31.03.2012) (issuu) (A.M.-issuu)
View ArticleCappella Romana – Cherubic Hymn
Click here to view the embedded video.HT Kevin EdgecombEven though my musical tastes generally gravitate towards the late Romantic era, for some reason I also really love some much older music. If you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Open Access Issues of Vestiges- Utah Rock Art Research...
New Open Access Issues of Vestiges- Utah Rock Art Research Association http://www.utahrockart.org/pubs/index.html
View ArticleOminous Or Obvious
As I said I would do, I’m now slogging my way through the equid omens in Šumma Ālu. When I’m happy with the results I plan to post my complete translation along with some notes on a variety...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Committees for the Estimation of Antiquities from Olympia and Chalkidiki
An estimation committee for the definition of the monetary value of the 77 antiquities that were stolen on 17 February 2012 from the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of Antiquity, in Ancient...
View ArticleVisualiser les textes
La séance du mercredi 14 mars aura un titre que l’on peut interpréter de multiples manières : « Visualiser les textes ». En l’occurrence, nous dialoguerons avec deux invités dont les recherches sont...
View ArticleDigital Humanities Congress 2012 - Call for Papers
Start: 07/03/2012 21:16 Start: 07/03/2012 21:16 Digital Humanities Congress 2012 University of Sheffield, 6th - 8th September 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS The University of Sheffield's Humanities Research...
View ArticleDigital Humanities Congress 2012 - Call for Papers
Closing Date: 30/04/2012 Relevant event title: Digital Humanities Congress 2012 - Call for Papers Digital Humanities Congress 2012 University of Sheffield, 6th - 8th September 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Almagià: update
Chasing Aphrodite has discussed further objects links to Edoardo Almagià. This includes material in San Antonio and Indiana. There is also a discussion of material in Boston that I have discussed...
View ArticleSarah Ruden on Dynamic Equivalence
[T]he translation methodology of dynamic equivalence (the use of whatever expressions will have deep practical and symbolic resonance in the target language, instead of imposing the source language’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colloquium to bring ancient Vietnam to Germany
Readers in Germany may expect an exhibition on the archaeology and history of Vietnam in a few years time, after a colloquium that was concluded last week in Hanoi. Colloquium examines ancient culture...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blogosphere ~ Myth of the Week: Pegasus and Bellerophon
Madeline Miller: Myth of the Week: Pegasus and Bellerophon.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blogosphere ~ Myth of the Week: Penthesilea
Madeline Miller: Myth of the Week: Penthesilea.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blogosphere ~ Myth of the Week: Psyche and Eros
Madeline Miller: Myth of the Week: Psyche and Eros.
View Article