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Amphora Revisionism Followup
Regular readers of rogueclassicism will recall an item back in October wherein forensic techniques were causing a bit of a rethink of what was carried in amphorae (Some Potential Amphora Use...
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Roger Travis, the Aeneid, and Halo Redux
Ages ago (back in 2007) we mentioned Roger Travis’ regular connections in the classroom between Halo and the Aeneid (Roger Travis and Halo). By pure chance this week, I came across an article for...
View ArticleEasier Jailbreak Now Available for iPad 2 and iPhone Using PC with Absinthe
Lots of people who tried jailbreaking their iPad 2 or iPhone using the initial command line release experienced errors and problems. Thankfully, Absinthe for PC (think of it as Jailbreak 2.0, if you...
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Zeus the King of the Gods; A Documentary
First, I would like to give thanks to Βίκυ (theTempestAhead1110) at YouTube for uploading the very beautiful and successful documentary series entitled Paths of the Gods (1995). I can still remember...
View ArticleFree Philosophy Courses
Open Culture has curated a list of 40 free philosophy courses. They all look interesting but here is a selection that look particularly relevant to those who follow this blog: Ancient and Medieval...
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Back story to "Rashi's Daughters"
THIS ARTICLE on Maggie Anton has some interesting background on the author and the genesis of the books:Author of 'Rashi's Daughters' to speak, sign books in Savannah on Jan. 23Posted: January 22, 2012...
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Metal Detecting Battlefields: Some "Stout Defence" Required?
.I wrote the other day about a US metal detectorist plundering a Revolutionary War battlefield and for my efforts earned a few ad hominem non-replies from the would-be-justifiers of artefact hunting...
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Dragons in the news
HERE BE DRAGONS is an entertaining survey of dragon mythology by Rouwen Lin in the Malaysia Star. Excerpts of interest:The Sumerian and Babylonian dragon myths, symbolising the creation of order out of...
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2012.01.32: Syro-Hittite Monumental Art and the Archaeology of Performance....
Review of Alessandra Gilibert, Syro-Hittite Monumental Art and the Archaeology of Performance. The Stone Reliefs at Carchemish and Zincirli in the Earlier First Millennium BCE. TOPOI Berlin Studies of...
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2012.01.31: Frontiers in the Roman World: Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop...
Review of Olivier Hekster, Ted Kaizer, Frontiers in the Roman World: Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Durham, 16-19 April 2009). Impact of Empire, 13....
View ArticleThe Parrot Replies
Running arguments can be tedious. Back and forth they go, each observation met with a rebuttal, each argument with a counter-argument. But in this way, weaknesses in a theory can be exposed and...
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Östergötland here I come
Just one week left in Västernorrland County – then it’s all preparations for my new job at the administrative board in Östergötland County. The job is more or less the same as I’ve been doing up north...
View ArticleNews article: Poggiomarino (Na). Lo scavo del villaggio di Longola verrà...
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View ArticleNews article: Pozzuoli. Il degrado inarrestabile del patrimonio archeologico
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17 Archaeological Blogs on the Antiquities Trade and Looting That YOU Should...
.Doug Rocks-Macqueen (University of Edinburgh) has an archaeology blog and yesterday featured on it "17 Great Archaeology Blogs on the Antiquities Trade and Looting That YOU Should Read. Here is a list...
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Another Object Back in the Cairo Museum?
.Dr Zahi Hawass has recently published a new blog post (A Good Italian Family, and an Update on What I have been Doing Lately) to assure those who are interested that he is doing well and still...
View ArticleHaematite to colour ancient stones found in Scotland
Archaeologists working on prehistoric sites at Daer on Lowther Hills, an extensive area of hill country in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, are discovering further sites within a forestry plantation....
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kmz files from Knowledge and Power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Knowledge and Power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire includes a collection of teaching resources. Among these are:All Google Earth content (KMZ files) used in People, Gods, and Places (8KB)All Google Sky...
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Open Access Journal: American Research Center in Egypt E-Newsletter
[First posted in AWOL 29 October 2009. Updated 22 January 2012]American Research Center in Egypt E-Newsletter ARCE’s E-Newsletter provides the latest research, conservation, event and other news to...
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Open Accesss Journal: Amphora
[First posted in AWOL 29 October 2009. Updated 22 January 2012]Amphora Amphora is currently an annual publication that aims to convey the excitement of classical studies to a broad readership by...
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