Maia Atlantis: Ancient World Blogs

I could have put this as a Blogosphere post but was afraid it would get lost in the shuffle. Over at the Ancient World Online, Chuck Jones alerts us to the publication of Boatwright, et al., The...

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Perhaps because I was distracted by the AIA/APA Annual Meeting last week in Philadelphia, I neglected to mention the third anniversary of AWOL on 6 January 2010. The very first post pulled together a...

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More re new VOK discovery

January 15, 2012, 10:09 am

Yahoo News I was somewhat dubious that the location had been correctly identified in earlier rumours, because the Valley of the Kings was reserved for royalty and their immediate family and dependents...

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"Collectors" Guild Keeps US Collectors in the Dark

January 15, 2012, 10:21 am

.The US organization run by some dugup artefact dealers which claims to be a "Guild" of and for "Collectors" of such items seems to be going about looking after US collectors' interests in a very...

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KV64 is the Tomb of Ni Hms Bastet

January 15, 2012, 10:24 am

The identity of KV64 has been announced. It is the tomb of Temple [Karnak] Singer [the Lady] Ni Hams Bastet. It dates to the 22nd Dynasty and is located on the pathway to Tomb KV34 (Thuthmosis III)...

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More on KV64

January 15, 2012, 10:28 am

Seattlepi has further news of the new find in the Valley of the Kings Boraiq told The Associated Press that the coffin of the female singer is remarkably intact. He said that when the coffin is opened...

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Canadian Classical Bulletin ~ January 2012

January 15, 2012, 11:31 am

Maybe I should be posting these too: CANADIAN CLASSICAL BULLETIN – BULLETIN CANADIEN DES ÉTUDES ANCIENNES. TOC: Contents / Table des matières [1] Association Announcements & News / Annonces et...

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The Exodus: Which Miracle is Greater?

January 15, 2012, 12:43 pm

The Exodus story contains numerous miracles. But one of the biggest miracles involved in taking the Exodus story literally is only likely to be noticed if you try to correlate the Exodus story in the...

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KV64 Article

January 15, 2012, 1:25 pm

KV64 article on Egyptological I wanted to be(among?) the first with an article on this subject so I have gathered what is known for an article on Egyptological. I will keep up with developments here...

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More re the new tomb: A summary of the known facts to date

January 15, 2012, 1:29 pm

Egyptological (Kate Phizackerley)Kate Phizackerley has posted a summary of the known facts to date, within the context of existing knowledge about excavations in the Valley of the KingsThe tomb was...

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CAVE PAINTINGS -- 2,000 YEARS OLD -- FOUND IN MEXICO

January 15, 2012, 1:43 pm

Mexican archaeologists found some 3,000 cave paintings, some almost 2,000 years old, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. The discoveries were made between August and October 2011, but were not...

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CHINA'S HISTORICAL TREASURES THREATENED BY TOMB RAIDERS

January 15, 2012, 1:48 pm

China's extraordinary historical treasures are under threat from increasingly aggressive and sophisticated tomb raiders. The thieves use dynamite and even bulldozers to break into the deepest chambers,...

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CAVE PAINTINGS FOUND IN PERU

January 15, 2012, 1:50 pm

The president of the Cave Art Peruvian Association, Gori Echevarria reported the finding of cave paintings depicting humans, animals and geometric figures (circa 8-12,000 years old) in the province of...

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INDIAN MOUNDS PARK IN QUINCY (ILLINOIS-USA) BEING RECLAIMED AND EXPOSED AFTER...

January 15, 2012, 1:56 pm

Local archaeologists and volunteers are removing decades of dense overgrowth from prehistoric Native American earthworks in Indian Mounds Park (Quincy, Illinois, USA) - one of the best preserved...

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