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Swords, chainsaws, and edited volumes
I'm not the only one with a dim view of the value of edited volumes. As I've expressed previously ("Why are so many edited volumes worthless?") most edited volumes in archaeology are insufficiently...
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Another article on Banteay Chhmar
Another article about the restoration of Banteay Chhmar. The restorers are attempting to take 3D scans of all the blocks and piece them back together like a jigsaw puzzle. Banteay Chmar, Wikimedia...
View ArticleQuote of the day: Matt Cartmill on evolutionary laws
From the inimitable Matt Cartmill: "The trick in discovering evolutionary laws is the same as it is in discovering laws of physics or chemistry-namely, finding the right level of generalization to make...
View ArticleAPA Blog : CFP: War and Society
The social and cultural impact of War from ancient times to the present day March 29th-31st 2012 at the University of Calgary, Canada The study of warfare is often restricted to the sphere of military...
View ArticleAPA Blog : Announcing Logeion: A Journal of Ancient Theatre
«Logeion: A Journal of Ancient Theatre» publishes original scholarly articles in modern Greek, English, French, German, and Italian on every aspect of ancient Greek and Roman theatre and drama,...
View ArticleAPA Blog : In the News: Review of Books on Rome in The New Yorker
Adam Kirsch reviews Rome: Day One, Rome and Rhetoric, The Romans and Their World, Caligula, Invisible Romans, and Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History in the January 9th issue of The New...
View ArticleAPA Blog : In the News: Classics Department Survives Despite Size
From the Truman State University Index: "Despite its small numbers, the classics department remains alive even though their languages are ancient. There are 19 declared classics majors, five of whom...
View ArticleExplaining away "tlusc arc"
A commenter reminded me of some unresolved issues regarding tlusc arc, written on the Liver of Piacenza artifact. The inscription in question can be seen inside the blue box in the picture above. To...
View ArticleSynthesizing Gods
Alasdair Livingston, 101, calls attention to the following lines from a hymn to Ninurta, Your teeth are Sibitti, who fells the evil ones. The area of your cheek, lord, is the appearance of the stars of...
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#51 Constantine II: Emperors of Rome
Emperors of Rome continues with Constantine II, who never lived up to the promise expected of him. Download #51 Constantine II
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Doctor Who: The War Machines (and the computer that knew the Doctor’s name)
The episode of Doctor Who, “The War Machines,” may seem to explore familiar terrain to viewers today. But keep in mind that this episode was written and aired not only decades before Skynet and the...
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Coin Looting in the Judean Desert
Israel National News reports (1/15/2012,Antiquities Theft in Judean Desert Next to Tekoa) an incident of looting in the Judean desert. This was reported by guides of the Kefar Etzion Field School based...
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Battlefields Trust: Statement on metal detecting
.In the UK, the Battlefields Trust has issued a 'Statement on metal detecting' (Artefact hunting) The Battlefields Trust is supportive of archaeological metal detecting on nationally important...
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Focus on Metal Detecting: Midland Metal Detecting Club "Digs"
.Mark Wilson from Doncaster is a member of the Midland Metal Detecting Club (MMDC) which prompted me to take a look at the sort of organization to which that sort of person belongs. The MMDC tries to...
View ArticleOpen Access Archaeology Publications
Occasionally amid all the twaddle that I address on PaleoBabble I feel compelled to toss in something that may be useful for readers’ own research interests. Here’s another such link from AWOL (Ancient...
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Focus on Metal Detecting: Where are these Artefacts Now?
.This is a photo of dreadful living room decor and heaps of metal detected artefacts from the "late 70's, early 80's". It shows US metal detectorist Archie Ray "with a few of his finds". The photo was...
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Looting in the Judean Desert
MORE LOOTING REPORTED, including of coins from the Bar Kokhba era: Antiquities Theft in Judean Desert Next to Tekoa.
View ArticleInterview: Roberto Cecchi: "Per Pompei e il Colosseo, avanti tutta"
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Computer dating of Od Irish texts
A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT IN DUBLIN has produced a computer program for dating Old Irish documents:Letter use analysed to date ancient Irish textsDICK AHLSTROM, Science Editor, at the RDS (Irish Times)A...
View ArticleVidéo : Pompéi à l’honneur au musée Maillol
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