Downtempo remix of a reading of Pliny the Younger’s letter...
Downtempo remix of a reading of Pliny the Younger’s letter regarding the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. If you’re into that sort of thing.
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New Open Access Article- Millend Mill – Part 2: The Boulton...
New Open Access Article- Millend Mill – Part 2: The Boulton & Watt Engine House http://www.gsia.org.uk/reprints/#2011
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Jeffrey Deitch poolside at his Hollywood houseScreenshot from Jeffrey Deitch Takes Hollywood, a video on The Curve, LA MOCA's blogGuy Trebay's long Jeffrey Deitch-friendly piece, which landed...
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Tim Tebow Patents Kneeling
Jim West posted this nice satirical treatment of the notion of Tim Tebow patenting “Tebowing,” his characteristic kneeling pose:
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Open Access Journals: i-Medjat (papyrus électronique)
[First posted in AWOL 19 September 2009. Most recently updated 23 October 2012]i-Medjat (electronic papyrus)i-Medjat est une nouvelle revue d'égyptologie éditée par l'Unité de Recherche-Action...
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Focus on UK Metal Detecting: Rejoicing Heard in the Hills and Valleys!
.This is pretty unbelievable, but in a thread called End Of Time Team the metal detectorists of Wales are applauding the announced demise of the TV programme. You know, all those blokes out there who...
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" Southern Urals State University Students Association for the Advancement of...
.I missed this post when it was published, but Doug Smith has recently taken a look at the webpage of the so-called 'Southern Urals State University Students Association for the Advancement of...
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UK Treasure Rewards to Fall Victim of Government Cuts?
.March in Glasgow City centreMORE than 110,000 people took to the streets yesterday in a mass protest against Government cuts. Campaigners chanted, sang and waved placards and balloons as they marched...
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Ur Digitization Project: Item of the Month, October 2012
Artifact of the month Spotlight on Field Number U.8226 (Museum Number B16730) Silver Garment Pin This beautiful pin was found in PG165, a ‘non-royal’ grave in the Royal Cemetery area of Ur. More than...
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Building Better Search
Have you ever searched for ‘Buddhism’ only to find records which contain exactly ‘Buddhism’ and not ‘Buddhist’, ‘Buddha’, or related concepts like ‘Maitreya‘ or ‘Bodhisattva‘? Frustrating, no? Problem...
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Exporting Hoikery: UK Detectorists, "Let's go and Loot Brazil"
.On the UK and European Metal Detecting Forum they are discussing the possibilities of going to loot archaeological sites in Brazil at the Christmas break. London resident rogargaro15 (Sat Oct 20, 2012...
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Free issue of Journal of Muslims in Europe
Journal of Muslims in Europe is a new journal published by Brill.Free access to full text content of the first issue is currently available...
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The Valleys Bite Back
.Among the members of the "Detecting Wales" forum, this blog clearly has a number of avid readers. One of their posts currently begins:"In one of Paul Barfords most recent articles, Mr Barford starts...
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Iraq: Antiquity Smugglers Arrested
. In Iraq, al-Zaman news reported on Monday that in the southern Province of Dhiqar, Interior Ministry forces in coordination with the Iraqi army have arrested two smugglers and confiscated 64...
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An Eyes Only Portable Antiquities Database
.The aim of the UK-based "Lithic Share Project (International Lithics and Artefacts Database)" is simple. "Creating A Global Database Of Lithics and Artefacts" serves to provide a platform that allows...
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Avoiding-the-Dodgy
.""Buyers Beware: Surfacing Medici Material" warns David Gill. That's not so much a problem, it's the stuff foisted on the market by less noticeable dealers - like ("Greasy" Luigi Tagliatele and Kostas...
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Viminacium
Explaining the gate of the legionary base The ancient city of Viminacium is situated at the place where the river Mlava empties itself into the Danube. This means that here, three important roads came...
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Cambodia and Sotheby’s clash over Koh Ker statues
Regular readers would be familiar with the ongoing case between Sotheby’s and the Cambodia on the sale of statues from Koh Ker. This NPR is a timely update of recent events. Cambodia Vs. Sotheby’s In...
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News: Archaeologists Unearth and Reopen the Achaemenid Sewage System at...
Archaeologists Unearth and Reopen the Achaemenid Sewage System at Persepolis The News Section of the Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS)Tuesday, 10 July 2012 18:51LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iranian...
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News: Humanities Day 2012: Oriental Institute’s Persian artifacts are subject...
Humanities Day 2012: Oriental Institute’s Persian artifacts are subject of ongoing lawsuitAmericans attempting to get redress from the Islamic Republic of Iran want to take possession of the artifacts,...
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