JOB: Chair of Latin at Bristol
Seen on various lists: The University of Bristol is seeking to appoint to its Chair of Latin Language and Literature. This Chair offers a rare opportunity for a person with vision and energy to provide...
View ArticleHesperia 81.1 Now Online
The ASCSA is please to announce the publication of Hesperia 81.1, which is now available on JSTOR and will be in print soon.
View ArticleCatching Up with A.E. Stallings
Last fall we mentioned A.E. Stallings and her receiving of a MacArthur Grant:MacArthur Genius: A.E. Stallings … OnlineAthens (Georgia) has a bit of info on her: Noted poet A.E. Stallings traveled from...
View Article"Lucy" Wasn't Alone? Had Neighbors in Trees, Fossil Foot Suggests
"Lucy" Wasn't Alone? Had Neighbors in Trees, Fossil Foot Suggests
View ArticleMAPPA CAA 2012 Mathematical models for the determination of archaeological...
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View ArticleThe music of the Islands: 2300 year old lyre comes to life
Loch Slapin, near High Pasture Cave in southwest Skye. Image: Andrew Sharpe (Flickr, used under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Archaeologists and music experts believe they have found the remains of the earliest...
View ArticleArchaeology Weekly Roundup
Check Out News From the World of Archaeology A genetic study of cattle has claimed that all modern domesticated bovines are descended from a single herd of aurochs, which lived 10,500 years ago, in a...
View ArticleAmerican Digger: Worth A Watch
I watched the first episode of American Digger last evening.I wonder what all the fuss was about.It was entertaining. Ric Savage, a former wrestler, has a rather straightforward business plan. Do some...
View ArticleGladiators Get the Boot ~ Followup
A few hours ago we posted about plans to evict all those heavy-handed gladiatorial types who pose for pictures outside the Colosseum … early coverage seems rather tame, now … Check out this bit from...
View ArticleThe Mutilation of the Herms in paperback! Also, examination copies
The paperback of my self-published booklet The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery is now good to go! It's available already on CreateSpace.com, and it will be available on Amazon...
View ArticleWhy are Zach and Courtney Hot Glueing Worry Dolls?
I walked into the Exhibits office today and saw bags and bags of what looked like little firecrackers. They always seems to have odd bulk shipments back there (fake hair, desiccated fruits,...
View ArticleAm I Suspicious?
Just because you’ve seen Sith wearing hoodies, like Darth Maul or my old apprentice (before he ended up in a full-body armor suit that doesn’t really go with a hoodie) doesn’t mean that you should...
View ArticleCall for Comment: Invented Sources
I am currently writing an article about the Historia Augusta, which is so well-known for its use of fake documents. About one of these sources, Cordus, the author writes that he is unreliable. In other...
View ArticleAudio Files to Narrate the OT in Hebrew
Today’s guest post is by Mike Tidsell. Mike lives in San Jose, California, and works as a network and security consultant. He studied Greek and Hebrew at San Jose Bible College and continued his study...
View ArticleWhat it Means to be British: Sponsor a metal Detecting Programme in Britain too
. Advertisers should hurry to get their slot and be associated with the Brit-tekkie reality show: "Britain's Secret Treasures". ITV Media are seeking sponsors...
View ArticleAIA Young Patrons Treated to Undocumented Coins at ANS
AIA Young Patrons have been treated to a visit of the ANS and its vast collection of ancient coins, which includes hundreds of thousands undocumented coins of the sort the AIA has condemned before the...
View ArticlePanem et circenses
Titre: Panem et circensesLieu: Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme / StrasbourgCatégorie: Séminaires, conférencesDate: 02.04.2012Heure: 18.30 hDescription: Information signalée par...
View ArticleKill to be killed in 18th century Denmark
Image: Keoni Cabral (Flickr, used under a CC BY 3.0) By: Niels Ebdrup, ScienceNordic Suicide murder was a widespread phenomenon in 18th century Denmark. Instead of taking their own life, suicide...
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