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Good for the Gander
.On learning that eminent archaeologist Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn currently chairs the Treasure Act's valuation committee, coin dealers' paid lobbyist Peter Tompa ('If It's Good Enough for Lord...
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Google Map Your Road Trip Like A Roman
Dan at Archaeopop has just put up a great post on a new map website Omnes Viae which allows one to plot routes along the old Roman roads. You can read Dan’s review –...
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Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch Acquitted
.Oded Golan an Israeli collector accused of antiquities fraud in a complex trial that lasted seven years was acquitted on Wednesday, it has just been announced by the Times of Israel. Although not an...
View ArticleInternational Congress on Patristics Studies, Argentina, 8-10th August
An email draws my attention to a conference on Patristics studies in Argentina on 8-10th August. This is a little far for me, but details can be found here.
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Architecture and Social Analysis at Vouni, Cyprus
The past few years have seen an impressive gaggles of books and articles re-evaluating Iron Age Cyprus. To this number we should add Catherine Kearns’ recent contribution to the Journal of...
View ArticleAPA Blog : Summer Intensive Greek and Latin Programs at the University of...
The Department of Classics at the University of Arizona is offering its usual Summer Intensive Greek and Latin Programs. Each summer, students from across the country who wish to develop their Greek...
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PLA Poly Seeks Consignments World-Wide
Poly Auction Co. Ltd. in Beijing—which is the largest art auction house in China, founded by officers of the People’s Liberation Army with strong support from the friends in the PRC government, is...
View ArticleAPA Blog : Kudos to APA Member Jeffrey Beneker
Jeffrey Beneker recently received a Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Wisconsin. Read about it in the University of Wisconsin-Madison News.
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Israel Forgery Trial verdict
THE VERDICT IS IN:Antiquities collector acquitted of forgery charges in ‘James ossuary’ casematthew kalmanJerusalem— Special to Globe and Mail UpdatePublished Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012 7:30AM EDTA...
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3 Favorite A-List Ancient Women
Just for women's history month, here are my three current favorite A-list women in ancient history. They made it to the top ranks in male dominated fields because of their prowess or intelligence. Read...
View ArticleSo, farewell, O dead tree Encyclopedia Britannica
News today that Encyclopedia Britannica has decided not to print any more editions of its encyclopedia. Sales of the paper version have been “negligible” for years, and 85% of the income comes from...
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Ancient history on a Kindle near you!
I've written a roughly 50-page piece called The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery that I've just self-published for the Kindle. It's about an event that occurred in Athens in 415...
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Bibliography Online: South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index
ABIA: South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology IndexThe ABIA Project The ABIA project is a global network of scholars co-operating on an annotated bibliographic database for publishers covering...
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Open Access Journals: Indian Archaeology - A Review
[First posted in AWOL 31 August 2009. Updated 14 March 2012] Indian Archaeology - A Review ‘Ancient India’ the Bulletin of the Archaeological Survey of India was started in 1946, which contained...
View ArticleEric Meyers’ reaction to the verdict in the forgery trial in Israel
Reaction to Golan Acquittal, Professor Eric M. Meyers, Duke University The verdict announced today, March 14, by Judge Aharon Farkash in Jerusalem, acquitting Oded Golan and Robert Deustch of all major...
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Verdict in the James Ossuary Trial: Not Guilty on All Counts
The news is circulating that the judge in the James ossuary forgery case found the defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch not guilty.Do note the nature of this conclusion. It is not a scientific,...
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This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus martias
pridie idus martias Festival of Mars (day 14) Equirria — the second of two days of horse racing (the first was on February 27) dedicated to Mars; the reasons are obscure, but probably have something to...
View ArticleJerf el Ahmar
Jerf el Ahmar is a Prepottery Neolithic site (specifically PPNA), located on the Euphrates River of north central Syria. The site is located within 40 km of a number of PPN sites including Mureybit,...
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John Allemang’s Career Path
The incipit of a feature in Trinity College Magazine … always fun to read about a Canadian who studied Classics and had subsequent success (he currently is with the Globe and Mail, I believe): John...
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Metope of the Annunciation
The incipit of an item in the Greek Reporter: The 32nd metope of the Annunciation, that has been removed from the Parthenon temple atop the Athens Acropolis for conservation, will be exhibited at the...
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