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Silence from the Met over those fragments
In January LM was able to note that 40 pot fragments from the Dietrich von Bothmer collection had been returned to Italy by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have emailed the press office at the...
View ArticleHilton Kramer, 84, Cuttingly Cantankerous Critic
Hilton Kramer, who died today at the age of 84, was a polarizing figure. That's part of what I liked about him.In a left-leaning artworld, he was a committed conservative, railing against what he...
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The Diet of Nelson’s Navy
I have previously discussed the excavations and bioarchaeology of Nelson’s Navy, however new research is adding to the story. Nelson’s Navy was active during the early 19th century, and many of their...
View ArticleAPA Blog : Communication of Outcomes in Case Involving Plagiarism
In September 2009, the Vice President for Professional Matters, Professor James May, received from a member of the APA, Professor Jenny S. Clay, a complaint that her work and that of others had been...
View ArticleHow not to preserve Norwich’s city walls
A sunny day and a trip to Norwich. While standing in the W.H.Smith’s in the market, an item in the Norwich Evening News catches my eye. Norwich City Council faces an ongoing battle to preserve the...
View ArticleWho are you, Digital Humanists? (enquête)
Cette question est le titre d’une enquête opportunément lancée aujourd’hui, durant le Day of DH 2012, dans le sillage du Manifeste des Digital Humanities et à la suite de diverses discussions...
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Hermopolis Parva
Now I know why I prefer to write about Upper Egypt. I have several commitments for the next Edition of Egyptological (which is why I have been quiet here) including a brief article for publication on...
View ArticleThe War Words
There’s crazy stuff and there’s crazy stuff, but nothing much matches the suggestion from The New York City Department of Education that the following words be removed from standardized tests. Abuse...
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A museum for inscribed stones
The Terengganu state government announces plans to build a museum to house inscribed stones, the most famous of which contains 700-year-old Jawi script. (Thanks to Liz Price for the news) Terengganu...
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Pacific Coast SBL Meeting
Over there on the left is a picture of Chris Heard announcing some paper or other at the first session of three sessions on the Hebrew Bible. I heard, no pun intended, a number of very good papers and...
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Lecture: Pots and How They Are Made in Southeast Asia
If you missed it the first time around, Dr Leedom Lefferts will be giving his talk about the production of ceramics in mainland Southeast Asia in the middle of next month at the Institute of Southeast...
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Allegro Moderato from Seitz’ Concerto No.5 in D Major, Op.22
Click here to view the embedded video.Performed by the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra at the Hilbert Circle Theater in Indianapolis yesterday.
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If You Don’t Talk To Your Kids About Philosophy, Who Will?
From Philosophy News via Marc Cortez
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Sisyphos - Sammlung archäologischer Internetquellen
Die UB Heidelberg bietet mit "Sisyphos" eine umfangreiche Sammlung zu Internetseiten mit archäologischen Themen. Als Unterkategorie lassen sich auch die "Römischen Provinzen" finden.
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Preservationists with "Personality Disorders"
.Dugup coin dealer Sayles tries to transform a campaign against the trade in illicitly and illegally obtained artefacts and the indiscriminate no-questions-asked practices which shield it into one...
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The Deceits Behind Lobbying for No-Questions-Asked Antiquity Dealing
.Both sides of the portable antiquities debate accuse the other side of misleading their readers, both sides claim the verbal opposition is making a noble cause look bad (the White Hat Guys say the...
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XIX Salone del Restauro di Ferrara
More information from the Soprintendenza about its contribution to the Salone del Restauro a Ferrara: La Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, nel l’occasione, presenta...
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WikiLoot: the Knight Foundation News Networks Challenge
Chasing Aphrodite (Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino) have proposed the establishment of WikiLoot, an ‘open source web platform, or wiki, for the publication and analysis of a unique archive of primary...
View ArticleConcerto Grosso by Elliot del Borgo
Click here to view the embedded video.Performed by the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra at their Concerto Concert on March 25th, 2012 at the Hilbert Circle Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana. The soloists...
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