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A. Arjava, M. Buchholz, T. Gagos, and M. Kaimio, P. Perta IV

ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments by B. A. Porte … viiForeword by A. Arjava, M. Buchholz, T. Gagos, and M. Kaimio … ix A Selection of Articles and Reports on the Petra Papyri 2007–2010 compiled by...

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“My View: Inform yourself about creation theories”

The Indianapolis Star has posted an opinion piece I sent them about “creation science” on their web site. I understand it will also appear in tomorrow’s paper. It is in the “Letters to the Editor”...

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Holy (Unsupported?) Snakes

I’ve been struggling to figure out if Greek ἱερά ever meant snake omen or even just some kind of snake. The exact focus of my concern is a passage in Xenophon’s Cyropaeodia that reads, Παρὰ γὰρ ἱερὰ...

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Michalis Sourvinos

January 26, 2012 - 1:01 AM - Classical Guitar Concert

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“Le culte des Lagides en Asie Mineure”

February 07, 2012 - 9:39 AM - Rencontres épigraphiques Perrine Kossmann

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Philanthropy, the American Red Cross, & Archaeology in Greece in the Wake of...

February 29, 2012 - 1:00 AM - DIKEMES Lecture Series Jack L. Davis

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Mainland Polychrome Pottery in Mainland Greece and the Aegean

January 30, 2012 - 2:01 AM - Upper House Seminar Dr. Iro Mathiodaki (University of Athens)

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“Mathematics and the Art of Japan”

January 23, 2012 - 9:49 AM - Exhibition by sculptor Ntina Anastasiadou

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Christian Spolia in Muslim Hands: The Early Islamic Mosque at Shivta in the...

February 08, 2012 - 9:57 AM - Lecture Glenn A. Peers

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Philanthropy, the American Red Cross, & Archaeology in Greece in the Wake of...

February 29, 2012 - 10:02 AM - Lecture Jack L. Davis

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Wall Mile 37

Hotbank Crags, looking towards Housesteads As soon as we have finished with Milecastle 38 we have an invigorating climb up to Hotbank Crags. There are almost permanent problems with erosion up here so...

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Ancient Sumerian fermented cereal beverage

Archaeologists from the Ludwig Maximilian University, together with brewing experts from the Technical University of Munich, carried out an experiment in an attempt to replicate the beer of ancient...

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Cave in Croatia yields oldest-known astrologer's board

A research team has discovered what may be the oldest astrologer's board - used to depict a person's horoscope - in the Nakovana cave famous for its conspicuously phallic stalagmite,...

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Seafaring in the Aegean: new dates

Seafaring before the Neolithic - circa 7th millennium BCE - is a controversial issue in the Mediterranean. However, evidence from different parts of the Aegean is gradually changing this, revealing...

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GCSE Latin Vocabulary in Latin-English-Latin Audio 53 minutes (Audio Books)

Direct Link: http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=991868 GCSE Latin Vocabulary in Latin-English-Latin Audio 53 minutes (Audio Books) PLDZ-29 About this item: This audio recording contains audio files in...

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Swallowing the Dictionary - Ripman's Lexicon 8hrs 28 mins (Audio Books)

Direct Link: http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=991867 Swallowing the Dictionary - Ripman's 8hrs 28 mins (Audio Books) PLDZ-28  About this item:   Thousands of words, read out by topic in English and...

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Séminaire “Sanctuaires et zones sacrées dans les colonies grecques de la Mer...

Dans le cadre du séminaire « La Grèce et la Méditerranée antique », une après-midi aura lieu sur le thème « Sanctuaires et zones sacrées dans les colonies grecques de la Mer Noire » sous la direction...

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Il Gruppo Archeologico Ambrosiano propone a Milano una visita guidata alla...

Domenica 22 gennaio a Milano il Gruppo Archeologico Ambrosiano – associazione di volontariato impegnata nella valorizzazione del patrimonio storico-archeologico italiano – propone una visita guidata...

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Classical Ink IX

[not sure why this decided to post strangely the other day ... sorry; just noticed now] Daniel Gejic sent in some photos of his ink … Daniel glosses it thusly: The Tattoo was made by Auge Tattoo...

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Sarcophagus of the Moment — Achilles Drags Hector

Very nice 2nd/3rd century Roman sarcophagus found at Athens … not sure what’s going on with the guy under the chariot though … Roman Marble Sarcophagus – Getty Villa | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

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