Maia Atlantis: Ancient World Blogs

ante diem xi kalendas novembres 4004 B.C. — 9.00 a.m. … according to Bishop Ussher, God created the universe 50 B.C. — the ‘Civil War’ between Pompey and Caesar began (not sure where this one comes from)

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Classical Words of the Day

October 22, 2012, 2:26 am

acephalous (Dictonary.com) extemporize (Merriam Webster) praedial (Wordsmith) osculation (OED) Latinitweets: adjective: gravis , grave => heavy, serious bit.ly/IKAclf #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab—...

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Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews

October 22, 2012, 2:29 am

… sorry … forgot to post them yesterday: 2012.10.44: Marianna Scapini, Temi greci e citazioni da Erodoto nelle storie di Roma arcaica. Studia Classica et Mediaevalia, 4. 2012.10.43: Sinclair Bell,...

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Two Americans Caught Smuggling Macedonian Antiquities

October 22, 2012, 2:46 am

.American tourists and NGO workers visiting Macedonia in recent months seem to have developed a fondness for indulging in a bit of antiquities smuggling reports the Macedonian International News...

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Neanderthals - Just like us?

October 22, 2012, 3:05 am

A group led by Svante Paabo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology analysed the lengths of segments of Neanderthal DNA in modern Europeans to determine when Neanderthal genes...

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Ancient tomb found at 'Sweden's Stonehenge'

October 22, 2012, 3:06 am

The Ale's Stones (Ales stenar) is a megalithic monument sometimes referred to as 'Sweden's Stonehenge', overlooking the sea in southern Sweden. The 67 metre long site consists of 59 large...

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Egypt’s ‘collapsing’ pyramids

October 22, 2012, 4:04 am

Peter James is the managing director of Cintec International. Peter James, MD of Cintec International, has worked on projects around the globe, strengthening and restoring historically significant...

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Squeeze-making

October 22, 2012, 4:10 am

Videos from the Practical Epigraphy Workshop 2012, on Squeeze making:

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Mysterious bear figurines of the Dorset Culture

October 22, 2012, 4:38 am

from ScienceNordic In the 1950s, the famous Danish archaeologist Jørgen Meldgaard (1927-2007) made a mysterious discovery in northeastern Canada: A small, headless bear figurine, carved from walrus...

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Highlights from the Gallo-Roman Museum in Lyon, part 2

October 21, 2012, 10:47 pm

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Who Is the Greek God of Death?

October 22, 2012, 2:45 am

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Radiocarbon Calibration News

October 22, 2012, 3:26 am

A story in Science last week reported new findings from Lake Suigetsu in Japan, that promise to allow a better refinement of the radiocarbon dating method. Lake Suigetsu. Image courtesy of Christopher...

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Archaeological “Signatures” of Byzantine Churches

October 22, 2012, 5:42 am

This springs Dumbarton Oaks Spring Symposium is titled Byzantine Survey Archaeology: Reflections and Approaches. The symposium will feature speakers covering a range of topics central to discussions...

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Verbs with Double Constructions

October 22, 2012, 5:46 am

Many Latin verbs display flexibility of case use. For instance, the following verbs will take either (a) accusative Person + dative Gift; or (b) dative Person + ablative Gift. dōnō, dōnāre, dōnāvī,...

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Kraus-Meyerhof Offprints Online

October 22, 2012, 6:03 am

Kraus-Meyerhof Offprints The Kraus-Meyerhof Offprints digital collection includes indexes to journal articles, books chapters, and portions of larger works. Generally printed at the same time as the...

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