2011.12.32: Plautus. Casina; The Casket Comedy; Curculio; Epidicus; The Two...
Review of Wolfgang de Melo, Plautus. Casina; The Casket Comedy; Curculio; Epidicus; The Two Menaechmuses. Loeb classical library, 61. Cambridge, MA; London: 2011. Pp. 562. $24.00. ISBN 9780674996786.
View Article2011.12.34: Von der Papyrologie zur Romanistik. Archiv für Papyrusforschung...
Review of Johannes Kramer, Von der Papyrologie zur Romanistik. Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete, 30. Berlin; New York: 2011. Pp. vi, 454. $154.00. ISBN 9783110247022.
View Article2011.12.33: Religionen in der Umwelt des Alten Testaments II: Phönizier,...
Review of Corinne Bonnet, Herbert Niehr, Religionen in der Umwelt des Alten Testaments II: Phönizier, Punier, Aramäer. Studienbücher Theologie Bd 4,2. Stuttgart: 2010. Pp. 339. €39.80 (pb). ISBN...
View ArticleEvil angels, the Nephilim, and the Book of Enoch
EVIL ANGELS, THE NEPHILIM, AND THE BOOK OF ENOCH are discussed by Tim Townsend in the St. Louis stltoday.com website:Evil, from the backs of fallen angelsBY TIM TOWNSEND • ttownsend@post-dispatch.com...
View ArticleEgyptian blogger update
EGYPTIAN BLOGGER UPDATE:Case for Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah transferredSarah Sheffer | 13 December 2011 | 0 Comments (bikyamasr.com)CAIRO: Egyptian authorities transferred the case of Egyptian...
View ArticleThis Day in Ancient History: idus decembres
idus decembres Rites in honour of Tellus, the earth goddess which perhaps included a lectisternium (a ‘dinner party’ at which images of the god(s) would ‘dine’ with participants) in honour of Ceres....
View ArticleRanting about closure of Mughrabi Gate Bridge
TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Hamas is ranting predictably about the closure of the Mughrabi (Mugrabi, Moghrabi) Gate Bridge for safety reasons. And the PA and the Waqf get in on the act.'Mugrabi Bridge closure...
View ArticleNew fragments of the 'Lion Man' figurine found
Archeologists have discovered previously unknown fragments of a figurine known as the 'Lion Man,' and are piecing it back together. Could the 35,000-year-old statue actually represent a female shaman?...
View Article5,000-year-old burial sites discovered in Oman
Burial sites at least 5,000 year old have been discovered in Oman by archaeologists working on the Sohar Heritage Project. "An area of 600sqkm has been covered and many new...
View ArticleAncient human remains uncovered in western Nepal
A team of national and international climbers, scientists, archaeologists, historians and anthropologists has found evidence of thousands of years of civilization in the caves of Upper Mustang in...
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Bibliography: Berenike Egyptian Red Sea Coast
Ancient World Open Bibliographies: Bibliography: Berenike Egyptian Red Sea Coast.
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Lunar eclipse and the Tempe of Hercules, Amman, Jordan
Classical Archaeology News ~ Lunar eclipse and the Tempe of Hercules, Amman, JordanLunar…. [nice photo]
View ArticleFocus on CCPIA: Workable Solutions, or a Misunderstand what the law is about?
.A coiney (James Brandon) commenting on the renewal of the restriction of import restrictions of objects to those with documentation (two options) of lawful export of archaeological and ethnographic...
View ArticleEconomist reviews NYC DSS exhibition
THE NYC DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION at Discovery Times Square is reviewed in The Economist. It is a positive, if boilerplate review: The Dead Sea Scrolls: A biblical blockbuster.More reviews here and...
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ The womb of nations: how West Eurasians came to be
Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: The womb of nations: how West Eurasians came to be. [following the genetic path]
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Roman Battle Tactics
Mike Anderson’s Ancient History: Roman Battle Tactics. [link works now!]
View ArticleDSS symposium in Florida
A DEAD SEA SCROLLS SYMPOSIUM in Miami Beach, Florida: Dead Sea scrolls come to life at symposium.Temple Emanu-El and the Institute for Judaism and Christian Origins will present a two-day symposium on...
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Maniples and Cohorts
Mike Anderson’s Ancient History: Maniples and Cohorts.
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Latrines at Dougga
Bread and Circuses: Latrines at Dougga. [Adrian Murdoch seems to be compiling a collection]
View ArticleBlogosphere ~ Bibliography: Roman clothing
Blogging Pompeii: Bibliography: Roman clothing.
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