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Carbon Dating Gets a Reset: Scientific American
The carbon clock is getting reset. Climate records from a Japanese lake are set to improve the accuracy of the dating technique, which could help to shed light on archaeological mysteries such as why...
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NEWS: Hibis Temple is back on Egypt’s tourist path
The Hibis Temple (Source: Ahram Online). “Hibis Temple, the best preserved temple in the Western Desert, is to be officially reopened to the public Sunday in a ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister...
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NEWS: A tour in the bulls’ tombs
Sarcophagus inside the Serapeum (Source: Egypt Independent). “Three decades into its renovation, the Serapeum finally opens” – via Egypt Independent. For more information and photographs, see here.
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The Geddes Collection at Auction
Bonhams managed to attract significant adverse publicity when they attempted to auction part of the collection formerly owned by Graham Geddes in 2008. I note that the sale of antiquities next week...
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Cat discovers 2,000-year-old Roman catacomb
This article titled “Cat discovers 2,000-year-old Roman catacomb” was written by Tom Kington in Rome, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 18th October 2012 13.52 UTC Rome may not exactly be short of...
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Grim exhibition shows role of grave robbers in medical science
This article titled “Grim exhibition shows role of grave robbers in medical science” was written by Maev Kennedy, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 17th October 2012 16.45 UTC It was the skeletons that...
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Og revisited
DEANE GALBRAITH: The Origin of the Giant King Og of Bashan (Remnant of Giants).The likelihood, therefore, is that Og’s name preceded his invention, in the Bible, as a person.Something like that sounds...
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Sandstone Statue [Object of the Day #88]
statue While this sandstone statue of Sitepihu dates to the Eighteenth Dynasty (around 1470 BCE), the block figure itself was a type that was introduced at the beginning of the Twelfth Dynasty (around...
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Jesus the shaman?
EGIL ASPREM: Jesus was a … shaman (heterodox Christologies II) (Heterodoxology). A review of the idea which ranges from the recent and serious (Craffert, cf. here) to the nineteenth century and goofy....
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Blogosphere ~ Jesus Criteria Conference begins today — and you can watch live!
Mark Goodacre: Jesus Criteria Conference begins today — and you can watch live!.
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Blogosphere ~ Jesus Criteria Conference Live Blog, #JesusCriteria
Mark Goodacre: Jesus Criteria Conference Live Blog, #JesusCriteria.
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Blogosphere ~ Romans Tore up the Hated Second in Command
About.com Ancient / Classical History: Romans Tore up the Hated Second in Command.
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Blogosphere ~ Contextual notes for Metamorphoses 12
Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Contextual notes for Metamorphoses 12.
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Blogosphere ~ Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Allusion in Aeneid 1.498-504
the CAMPVS: Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Allusion in Aeneid 1.498-504.
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Podcast: Greek warfare in the Archaic age
The History Network: Greek warfare in the Archaic age.
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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas novembres
ante diem xiv kalendas novembres Armilustrium — a festival in honour of Mars which officially (it seems) brought the campaigning season to an end. The Salii (the dancing priests of Mars) were likely...
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Classical Words of the Day
veloce (Dictionary.com) vinolency (Wordnik) Latinitweets: verb 4: advenio , advenire, adveni => arrive bit.ly/IKAclf #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab— (@LatinVocab) October 19, 2012 imperator:...
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Government v Archaeologists in Bulgaria ?
Given how often we hear of Bulgaria actively promoting archaeological finds, this story from Novinite seems somewhat strange (especially the stuff at the end): A real archaeological treasure has popped...
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Potential Roman Shipwreck Site from Portimao
The incipit of a piece from Portugal News: Archaeologist Cristóvão Fonseca explained that the fieldwork, which is due to last two weeks, will comprise an initial phase of visual prospection and data...
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Guess What
CC Flickr User Sweet EvieWhat is it? Hint: What is a cucurbitula? Answer.Relateds:Ephesus Through Ancient HistoryThe Four Humors Real Romans and How They Lived Important Names in Greco-Roman Medicine...
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