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David Accepts his Award
.Professor David Gill was wondering aloud what kind of acceptance speech he was expected to make at the AIA meeting in Philidelphia where he got the Archaeological Institute of America's Outstanding...
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Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
“The Celestial Toymaker” is an episode of Doctor Who from the William Hartnell era, and most of the original footage is lost. Gary Zimmer sums up the significance of this early episode of Doctor Who...
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Looting Matters
Looting Matters: Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquitiesDavid GillDavid is honored with the Outstanding Public Service Award at the 2012 Awards Ceremony held...
View ArticleJesus Christ and Julius Caesar: same initials, same man?
It is a new year, and high time we had a book review. It has been several months since I linked the names of Jesus Christ and Julius Caesar (here) but, in the meantime, I have come across a much more...
View ArticleFoot Soldier Award Presented to Seymour Bandes and Alison Futrell
The AIA Foot Soldier Award recognizes that dedicated members who provide years of service in multiple capacities at the Local Society level are the backbone of the AIA societies. These hardworking...
View ArticleMore Policy Threats to Open Archaeology
On the heels of SOPA, a bill that will make libraries vulnerable to lawsuits and felony charges for trying to do essential library functions (preservation and access to cultural works), comes another...
View ArticleComparer les textes
La séance du mercredi 11 janvier aura pour thème la mise en évidence et l’utilisation de relations entre les textes. Deux interventions sont prévues : Jean-Baptiste Camps et Florian Cafiero évoqueront...
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Legion IIII present at battlefield at Kalefeld redux
In the post yesterday on the inscription found at Kalefeld that mentions LEGIIII, I wrote that the legion, Legio IIII Flavia Felix was attested in the region thanks to an inscription: CIL XIII...
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my thesis had 1000+ readers in the first four months of online access
Until recently, academics said that a doctoral thesis had a readership of five – the candidate, their supervisor, their two examiners and their mother. (I had two supervisors, but my mum didn’t read...
View ArticleYorkshire's ancient sites threatened by hikers and bikers
Ancient burial mounds and monuments dating back to the Bronze Age in Yorkshire's national parks (England) are at risk of being lost forever amid a surge in popularity in walking...
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Filología Neotestamentaria
Many of you are likely familiar with the journal Filología Neotestamentaria simply because it’s the only journal of its kind that deals with a broad coverage of Greek language issues focusing on the...
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Open Access Journal: The Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture
[First posted in AWOL 4 November 2009. Updated 7 January 2012]The Journal for Late Antique Religion and CultureISSN: 1754-517X This centre promotes and supports the study of late antique religion and...
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Skeptic's Guide Interview
I'm on the latest instalment of the Skeptic's Guide podcast talking about the Mora/Orsa electrophobia case and the Obscurantist of the Year anti-award. I also mention a bunch of upcoming European...
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Review of "The Dovekeepers"
REVIEW OF ALICE HOFFMAN, THE DOVEKEEPERS:‘Dovekeepers’ a tale of Masada as grim death approachesby Hilary Daninhirsch[Jewish] Chronicle CorrespondentOne hallmark of a good writer is finding a new way...
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Dodecad submission opportunity
I took some time to re-organize some of the Dodecad populations, as part of the current submission opportunity. For example, I extracted an English_D population out of the previous British_D one; the...
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Archives de Bernard Bruyère (1879-1971)
Archives de Bernard Bruyère (1879-1971)Pendant une trentaine d’années, de 1922 à 1951, Bernard Bruyère exploraméthodiquement le site de Deir el-Medina, sur la rive gauche de Thèbes ; avantlui, E....
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the DAI Chinese Archaeology Database
CHARDA-XploreCHARDA-XploreWe are happy about your interest at CHARDA-Xplore.In the following you will get some short information about the project.The Chinese Archaeology Database (CHARDA-Xplore) began...
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CFP: Ancient Literary and Visual Representations of the Roman Civil Wars of...
Seen on the Classicists list: Call for papers: Ancient Literary and Visual Representations of the Roman Civil Wars of the 40s and 30s BCE Margherita di Savoia, 21-23 September 2012 Over recent years...
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Infographic: Technology Use on Campuses
Via the Center for Academic Technology at Butler University
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CFP: Bodies of Evidence: Re-defining Approaches to the Anatomical Votive
Bodies of evidence: re-defining approaches to the anatomical votive A conference at the British School at Rome 5th June 2012 Organisers: Dr Jane Draycott (BSR and University of Nottingham), Dr...
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