Rick Santorum’s Educational Hypocrisy
Lots of people have mentioned Rick Santorum’s outrageous anti-education statement. He said, “It’s no wonder President Obama wants every kid to go college…the indoctrination that occurs in American...
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Januray 2012 link dump
Things have been busy as I’ve been preparing to head back to Cambodia in just over a week. Before I go, I thought I’d share a few interesting links: - The NY Times has an interesting story about the...
View ArticleRossi’s Edition of the Coptic Papyrus Codices in the Egyptian Museum in Turin
Those interested in Coptic texts owe a debt of gratitude to Alin Suciu for scanning and making available the out of print and very rare edition of the Coptic manuscripts in the Egyptian Museum in...
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Open Access Journal: Studia Humaniora Tartuensia (SHT)
[First posted in AWOL 23 October 2009. Updated (changed domain) 27 January 2012]Studia Humaniora Tartuensia (SHT): An international online journal of the classics and the humanities The purpose of...
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Podcast: For All Us Poorly-Regarded Classicists
Haven’t had time to listen to this one from KUT, but the description is worth reading alone: First off, we’ve got an episode of ThoughtCast for you. It’s full of smart folks talking about thoughtful...
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Open Access Journal: Archivo Español de Arqueología
[First posted in AWOL 31 October 2009. Updated 27 January 2012]Archivo Español de ArqueologíaeISSN: 1988-3110ISSN: 0066-6742 Archivo Español de Arqueología, fundada en 1940 por Antonio García y Bellido...
View ArticlePs.Chrysostom on the Ascension
I’ve been sent a translation by KP of Ps.Chrysostom In Ascensionem 5 (PG 52:801-802), with notes and permission to put it online. I do so gladly! IN ASCENSIONEM Sermo 5 ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΑΛΗΨΙΝ Λόγος εʹ. ON...
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Latest Development (?) in the Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
As often, it seems, the only news we get on this is from Dominican Today: Egypt’s new military authorities have reissued the license to Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez to resume the...
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The Arabian cradle (Fernandes et al. 2012)
I have written about Out-of-Arabia before. It is important to remember, when discussing the prehistory of Arabia in terms of the modern inhabitants, that the peninsula undergoes periods of extreme...
View ArticleThe Australian on “Scholarly licence to print money”
A correspondent draws my attention to an article in the Australian on the academic publishing business by Colin Steele (Jan. 25, 2012). It’s sitting behind a paywall, but if you search in Google for...
View ArticleAPA Blog : CFP: Spaces of (Dis)location
The College of Arts, University of Glasgow, is excited to announce Spaces of (Dis)location, a two-day multidisciplinary graduate conference taking place on 24th – 25th May 2012. As national and...
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Following genetic footprints out of Africa: First modern humans settled in...
Following genetic footprints out of Africa: First modern humans settled in Arabia
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Roman Bioarchaeology Carnival XIII
Not a lot of new stuff this past fortnight, continuing what seems to be a trend. From here on out, then, I'll plan to put up the carnival once a month, at the end of each month... unless news reports...
View ArticleSunday and Eusebius — a supposed quotation?
By accident today I came across a supposed quotation of Eusebius, used in a negative way. Eusebius, in AD 324, wrote, “We have transferred the duties of the Sabbath to Sunday.” Who are the “we”?...
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Open Access Journal: Journal of the International Association of Buddhist...
Journal of the International Association of Buddhist StudiesISSN 0-193-600XX The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (ISSN 0-193-600XX) is the organ of the International...
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Los Trabajos de Hércules en Zaragoza: "El Patio de la Infanta - Una historia...
La empresa de actividades culturales de Zaragoza Gozarte ha organizado para esta semana, a partir del domingo una interesante actividad sobre Mitología clásica, en concreto "Los Trabajos de Hércules en...
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Open Access Journal: Aristonothos
[First posted in AWOL 5 October 2010. Updated 27 January 2012] Aristonothos. Scritti per il Mediterraneo antico Questa serie vuole celebrare il mare Mediterraneo e contribuire a sviluppare temi, studi...
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Open Accesss Journal: Sefarad
[First posted in AWOL 9 November 2009. Updated 27 January 2012]Sefarad: Estudios hebraicos, sefardíes y de Oriente PróximoeISSN: 1988-320XISSN: 0037-0894Sefarad inició su publicación en 1941 en el seno...
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Open Access Journal: Syrian Studies Association Newsletter
Syrian Studies Association Newsletter The Syrian Studies Association (SSA) is an international association organized to encourage and promote research and scholarly understanding of Syria in all...
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