APA Blog : CFP: A Conference on Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern
Date: (Friday-Sunday) 6-8 July 2012 Place: University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD. Australia. 4072. Papers are invited for a conference on ‘Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern’, which will be held...
View ArticleLibrary.nu has been shut down
So I learn, from an article by Prof. Christopher Kelty at — of all places –aljazeera.com. Kelty’s article is required reading: READ IT! A couple of snippets: Last week a website called “library.nu”...
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Book Review: Aristoteles Latinus XVII 1.III, De motu animalium. Fragmenta...
Book review from BMCR: Pieter De Leemans, Aristoteles and Guilelmus (ed.), Aristoteles Latinus XVII 2.II-III, De progressu animalium; De motu animalium. Translatio Guilellmi de Morbeka. Turnhout:...
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One step forward for early hominins
A study published in the journal Current Biology this week (Tuesday, 20 March), investigated the behaviour of modern-day chimpanzees as they competed for food resources, in an effort to understand why...
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African American athletes have more European mtDNA than the general AA...
Does anyone have a theory why this is the case? American Journal of Physical Anthropology DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01289.x Importance of mitochondrial haplotypes and maternal lineage in sprint...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of MAYA 2012 – The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan
The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan is an eight foot-wide, canvas, narrative-oriented “map” that tells the story of the 16th-century conquest of Maya land by the Quauhquechollan and Spanish conquistadores. A...
View ArticleReading George Barna, “Revolution”
A friend handed me a copy of this book, which basically suggests that Christians need not belong to a local church, and that to do so is empowering. There is a review of it all here. I’m committed to...
View ArticleLe détroit de Gibraltar à la croisée des mers...
Titre: Le détroit de Gibraltar à la croisée des mers...Lieu: Université Lyon II - Louis Lumière / LyonCatégorie: Colloques, journées d'étudesDate: 02.04.2012Heure: 10.30 hDescription: Information...
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Pottery Sherds Add 1500 Years to the Age of the Meidum Pyramid Field
Polish researcher Teodozja Rzeuska says her research indicates that the Meidum necropolis was used as late as the New Kingdom period, extending its history by over 1500 years. After early publications...
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New Issue of Lithics is Out- Back Issues Open...
New Issue of Lithics is Out- Back Issues Open Access http://www.lithics.org/lithics/backissues.html
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The Visigoth Sack of Rome – 410 A.D.
The Visigoth sack of Rome in 410 A.D. was a milestone in thefall of the Empire. Not since Hannibal reached Rome in 218 B.C. had an invading force threatened the city. In thelatter case, there was no...
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Behind the Scenes of MAYA 2012: TIMELINE!
4000 years of Maya history in 25 feet? SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT with your host Kevin Schott: Kevin Schott is an exhibit designer and host to many video productions here at the Museum. A special thanks to...
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Victory for classics at Royal Holloway
As seen on listserv Last Friday an email from a member of the Senior Managament team at Royal Holloway University of London findally confirmed, eight and a half months after the dissolution of the...
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J. Wood, The Politics of Identity in Visigothic Spain
Jamie Wood, The Politics of Identity in Visigothic Spain. Religion and Power in the Histories of Isidore of Seville, Leyde-Boston, 2012. Éditeur : BrillCollection : Brill's Series on the Early Middle...
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R. Frighetto, A Antiguidade Tardia. Roma e as monarquias romano-bárbaras
Renan Frighetto, A Antiguidade Tardia. Roma e as monarquias romano-bárbaras numa época de transformações (séculos II – VIII), Curitiba, 2012. Éditeur : Juruá Editora226 pagesISBN : 9788536236285R$...
View ArticleHave You Had This Debate?
Click here to view the embedded video.If so, go have some yogurt. You deserve it.From Beatrice the Biologist. HT IO9.
View ArticleBeatus de Liébana, Tractatus de Apocalipsin
Beatus de Liébana, Tractatus de Apocalipsin, édité par Roger Gryson, Turnhout, 2012. Éditeur : BrepolsCollection : Corpus Christianorum Series Latina (CCSL 107B et 107C)CL + 373 pages (CCSL 107B), V +...
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Sanierungsmaßnahmen: Saalburg und wilhelminische Bauten
In einer Pressemitteilung berichtet das Hessische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst von den Sanierungsmaßnahmen an der Saalburg und den Bauten wilhelminischer Zeit.Am 25.3.2012 findet eine Führung...
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Grumpy Scribes Left Their Mark
Do you imagine ancient scribes cheerfully copying texts? Think again. IO9 highlighted some of the more amusing comments from some medieval manuscripts, including more profound ones such as “As the...
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B. Schetter, Philippus Cancellarius. Die Motettengedichte
Barbara Schetter, Philippus Cancellarius. Die Motettengedichte, Berlin, 2012. Éditeur : De GruyterCollection : Beiträge zur Altertumskunde 294xi, 419 pagesISBN : 978-3-11-025987-2129,95 € In this book...
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