Megalithic site in India may date back to 3300 BCE
During the works for the construction of a road on the outskirts of Obra village in Chatra district (Jharkhand state, India) Subhashis Das, a local megalith expert, came across a...
View ArticleNon-Fiction and Fiction Recommendations for 2011
Should you be looking for an end of the year holiday gift or some reading for yourself for vacation, here are two of my favorite ancient/classical history books read and ...Read Full Post
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Open Access Journal: Archaeobios
[First posted in AWOL 20 September 2009. Updated 11 December 2011]ArchaeobiosISSN: 1996-5214Desde el año 2007, Arqueobios viene brindando a toda la comunidad su revista de investigación Archaeobios,...
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Pictures from da hood i.e. the nearby wood
If you ever wondered were I live this is it; the suburb Bergshamra. Just a few minutes walk from my apartment in Stockholm I’m more or less in the wood and by the waterfront – yet I’m only a 10 –...
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Blogosphere ~ New Widget: Greco-Roman Myths and Legends
Bestiaria Latina Blog: New Widget: Greco-Roman Myths and Legends.
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Blogosphere ~ Animal Metamorphosis in Celtic and Classical Myth
Classics Daily: Animal Metamorphosis in Celtic and Classical Myth.
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Blogosphere ~ On This Day in Ancient History – Septimontium
About.com Ancient / Classical History: On This Day in Ancient History – Septimontium.
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Blogosphere ~ Round Up of Most Popular 2011 Articles
About.com Ancient / Classical History: Round Up of Most Popular 2011 Articles.
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How Book Prices Have Changed! Or Have They?
I was just reading an old book review on a collection of published papyri (P.Mert. vol. 1) written in the middle of the last century and was surprised by what, in the mind of the reviewer, was...
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Bring out the Clowns
.The US is considering renewing the bilateral cultural property agreement with Cyprus pursuant to the US being a state party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the...
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Open Access Journal: Archeomatica
[First posted in AWOL 6 January 2009. Updated 11 December 2011] Archeomatica Archeomatica è una nuova rivista multidisciplinare, stampata in Italia, dedicata alla presentazione e alla diffusione di...
View ArticleTwo Lost Episodes of Doctor Who Recovered!
In some happy news for Doctor Who fans, two long missing episodes of Doctor Who have been found. One is part three of “Galaxy 4″ from the William Hartnell era, which I blogged about recently. The other...
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Sad news out of Iran...
This link takes you to a Tehran Times article (brought to my attention by Museum Security Network) discussing the on-the-ground looting situation at the ancient city of Dastvar, Khuzestan Province,...
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Unesco assessments on Ayutthaya flood damage
Another story on the initial assessment of the flood damage to Ayutthaya by UNESCO experts. UNESCO experts voice concern over flooded Ayutthaya World Heritage Site MCOT News, 09 December 2011...
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Blogosphere ~ The stone throwing crane of Archimedes
Katakolon Museum ~ The stone throwing crane of Archimedes.
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Blogosphere ~ Myths and Legends: Diomedes and Glaucus
Bestiaria Latina Blog ~ Myths and Legends: Diomedes and Glaucus.
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Blogosphere ~ Marriage and Strife in Euripides’ Andromache
History of the Ancient World ~ Marriage and Strife in Euripides’ Andromache.
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Blogosphere ~ Organisation of the Roman Clothing and Textile Industry: Skill,...
History of the Ancient World ~ Organisation of the Roman Clothing and Textile Industry: Skill, Occupation, and the Gender-Segmented Workforce.
View ArticleAAMD Issues New Statement Deploring Fisk’s $30-Million Crystal Bridges Deal
Dan Monroe, President of the Association of Art Museum DirectorsAt the end of my recent report on the Tennessee Court of Appeals' regrettable approval of Fisk University's proposed $30-million sale of...
View ArticleCrystal Bridges Challenge: Molding Moshe Safdie’s Arki-tecture into...
Wall text about Moshe Safdie at the inaugural installation of Crystal BridgesAs I mentioned in my previous post, Moshe Safdie, the Haifa-born, Montreal-bred architect (now based in Boston and...
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