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2012.03.18: Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge
Review of Raymond Van Dam, Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge. Cambridge; New York: 2011. Pp. xiv, 296. $90.00. ISBN 9781107096431.
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2012.03.19: The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal...
Review of W. Martin Bloomer, The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education. Berkeley; Los Angeles; London: 2011. Pp. vii, 281. $49.95. ISBN 9780520255760.
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Field work dates
It's that time of the year when we should all be adding our field work dates to the Pompeiana.org calendar! I notice that PARP:PS and PQP are on it already, and it would be great to know everyone...
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Wall Mile 23
Wall Miles 23 to 25, looking towards the valley of the North Tyne We are now south of the curtain wall, marked by the Military Road, of course, and are going to stay on this side for a couple of miles....
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Footnote again
STILL MORE FOOTNOTE REVIEWS:Movie Review: Footnote (Ron Banks, The West Australian): "In the end, Footnote is a subtle rendering of the dissatisfactions of academic life and a sobering reflection that...
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McGrath on the Talpiot Tombs
JAMES MCGRATH is still keeping track of the Jesus Discovery/Talpiot (Talpiyot) Tombs controversy: Talpiot Tombs Latest Round-Up (with fish handles).
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Guatamala and Mali MOU Renewal to be Discussed by CPAC
.The 1970 UNESCO Convention state party the USA will for some obscure reason based in the world of the 1980s be addressing once again the problem of whether it really wants to fulfil its obligations as...
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Egypt Looting: Ongoing
.A certain group of American collectors of dugups have their 'Witschonke Premise'. This view, most forcibly expressed by the eponymous ANS curatorial associate and good old pal of Roger Bland, runs...
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SBL paper accepted
I'VE RECEIVED THE GOOD NEWS that my paper proposal for the 2012 Society of Biblical Literature meeting has been accepted by the Esotericism and Mysticism in Antiquity Section. Here's the abstract:The...
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«En España era más barato comprar las piezas que robarlas»
Entrevista en La Voz de Galicia a Erik el Belga, uno de los mayores expoliadores (conocidos) de patrimonio cultural europeo: El expolio en España fue algo escandaloso. Yo he visto camiones cargados...
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Tourism and Treatment of the Past
.The current situation will allow tourists to see a different face of Egyptian heritage management and security measures. Whether or not that is considered as an advance on what existed before the 2011...
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Laser-mapping LiDAR revolutionizes archaeology
ArtsTechnica Not specifically Egyptology but of general archaeological interest."This is it—the paradigm shift," archaeologist Chris Fisher told Ars. "Just like the advent of radiocarbon dating, LiDAR...
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Kom el-Daba excavations underway
EES Delta SurveyThe excavation of the mud-brick building really started today. The fill over the brickwork of the northern wall – in what we are, for the moment, assuming was a ‘street’ between this...
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The Djedi Project - The Next Generation in Robotic Archaeology
Em Hotep! (Keith Payne)Another terrific article from Keith, stuffed full of photos and diagrams. Don't miss it!The Djedi Project is not just the new mission to explore the pyramid shafts—it truly is...
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Luxor Temple Conservation Update
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar)Luxor Temple Conservation Update - February 2012 | American Research Center in EgyptThree-thousand, five-hundred years is a long time for any building to stand, and it...
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Bulgarian Archeologists Discover Mummy in Egypt
StandartIn Luxor, Egypt, Bulgarian archeologists discovered a mummy of an Egyptian priest from the time of Ramses II. The mummy is about 3000 years old and was now classified as No.263 in the Egyptian...
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Alexandria and Egypt
Al Ahram WeeklyAlexandria, the brilliant Greek city state known as "The Bride of the Mediterranean", wore its distinctly Egyptian flavour with pride, and it was more pharaonic than previously supposed....
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Latest edition of KMT
KMTThanks to John F. Rauchert for the update: KMT Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2012. Includes Six Feature Articles:“The Amarna Princesses, Aten’s Daughters” by Dennis Forbes “Domenico Fontana Moves...
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Insect-sized robot to explore shafts of Great Pyramid
Reuters A Hong Kong dentist is wielding forceps to help reach for answers inside the last surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza.Pulling teeth by day and...
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