Salafists blamed for destroying Morocco stone carvings
Muslim hardliners known as Salafists have been blamed for destroying ancient stone carvings in the Toubkal National Park, south of Marrakech. The rock engravings dated back more than 8,000 years...
View ArticleMuddy lake bed holds radiocarbon 'Rosetta stone'
Mud at the bottom of Lake Suigetsu, Japan, could provide the most accurate way yet of calibrating radiocarbon dates. Every year for at least the last 60,000 years, a layer...
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2012.10.40: Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum. Volume VII: Festivals and...
Review of Antoine Hermary, Bertrand Jaeger, Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum. Volume VII: Festivals and Contests. Los Angeles: 2011. Pp. xx, 272; 35 p. of plates. $250.00. ISBN 9781606060742.
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2012.10.41: L'arte dell'autoelogio: studio sull'orazione 28 K di Elio...
Review of Lorenzo Miletti, L'arte dell'autoelogio: studio sull'orazione 28 K di Elio Aristide, con testo, traduzione e commento. Testi e studi di cultura classica, 50. Pisa: 2011. Pp. 235. €21.00 (pb)....
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Mythic mosaics conceal subliminal messages
New research carried out by professor Luz Neira from the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) shows that depictions of Greek gods and heroes were symbols of the values of all that Rome stood for....
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Alexandria built to celebrate birthday of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great founded Alexandria in 331 BC and an examination of the topography of the city today allows the identification of the essential elements of the original urban system as it was laid...
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RIP Time Team
I just saw on Past Horizons that Time Team is getting the axe. For those who have never lived in the UK, Time Team was a TV show that undertook excavations all across the UK that was on the air for 20...
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Blogosphere ~ The Complete Guide to Herodotus of Halicarnassus
ABZU Bibliography update: The Complete Guide to Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
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Blogosphere ~ What have the Etruscans ever done for us?
He has a wife, you know: What have the Etruscans ever done for us?.
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Blogosphere ~ Does academic blogging matter?
Looting Matters: Does academic blogging matter?.
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Blogosphere ~ APA Blog : CFP: Public and Private in the Roman House and...
American Philological Association: APA Blog : CFP: Public and Private in the Roman House and Society Conference.
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Blogosphere ~ Up Yours Rome and CIL XIII 2363
Bread and Circuses: Up Yours Rome and CIL XIII 2363.
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Blogosphere ~ Channel 4 consigns Time Team to TV history
Past Horizons: Channel 4 consigns Time Team to TV history.
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Blogosphere ~ Mythic mosaics conceal subliminal messages
Past Horizons: Mythic mosaics conceal subliminal messages.
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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas novembres
ante diem xiii kalendas novembres 480 B.C. — Battle of Salamis (one reckoning; seems a bit late) 127 A.D. — ludi votivi decennales pro salute Augusti c. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Maximus of Aquila 1524 —...
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Know When to Say When
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been reading Symeon the New Theologian. He has a section where he rewrites the prodigal son story with an emperor that forgives and accepts an opposing...
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Open Access Article- Musings on Early Farming Communities in...
Open Access Article- Musings on Early Farming Communities in Northwest Anatolia; and other Flights of Fancy http://www.iansa.eu/index.html
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Time Team to down tools in 2013
After 18 years, 20 series and more than 40 specials, Time Team will air its final series on Channel 4 in 2013. Further one-off specials are planned for at least into 2014 and the series will continue...
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