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A timeline of human prehistory
I will be using the following equation to estimate some times in human prehistory: Time t can be estimated if one has an estimate of the effective population size Ne, and of Fst between a pair of...
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New exhibition showcases dragons on Vietnamese antiquities
Well, it is the year of the dragon after all. A new exhibition at the National History Museum in Hanoi is themed around dragons on antiquities. This article from the Vietnam Net Bridge gives a...
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American Anthropological Association joins the dark side of the force
Check out Daniel Lende's post on Neuroanthopology, "American Anthropological Association takes public stand against open access." This concerns an open letter submitted by AAA Executive Director...
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Right and Wrong about the Slippery Slope (Rachel Held Evans)
Rachel Held Evans shared this wonderful reflection on things she was told about the “dangers” of the slippery slope, and I think it deserves to be widely circulated, read, and reflected on:They said...
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Jade Tool with a Mystery
This tiny 3300 year old jade tool was found lying on a coral reef which was covered with sand on the island of Emirau in the Bismark archipelago. The gouge was used in the carving of wood and probably...
View ArticleClaremont McKenna College Caught
Claremont McKenna College, a liberal arts school near Los Angeles, said a college official had reported inaccurate SAT entrance exam statistics since 2005. The SAT scores for critical reading and/or...
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When February Came Before the New Year
February was not part of the original Roman calendar, but was added (with a variable number of days), as the month preceding the beginning of the year. Read more ...Read Full Post
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Perak Museum to be turned into archaeological museum to showcase Lenggong...
A museum in Ipoh, the state capital of Perak, will be converted into an archaeological museum in anticipation of the inscription of Lenggong Valley as a World Heritage Site. Malaysia had previously...
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Guess Who (& What)
PD courtesy of Marie-Lan Nguyen at Wikipedia. Guess who the female figure is.Hints: Her aged father and a brother are to the left. Another brother is to the right leaning on spear. She is drawing lots....
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Aishwarya Rai, Valerio Massimo Manfredi and The Last Legion
The Last Legion was by almost any standards a turkey. Which remains a shame. The book about Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor in the West, is entertaining - even if the English translation is...
View ArticleAmber in the Mycenaean World
February 06, 2012 - 1:01 AM - Upper House Seminar Professor Janusz Czebreszuk (Adam Mickiewicz University at Poznań, Poland, Laboratory of Bronze Age Mediterranean Archaeology)
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Jesus among Friends and Enemies
(Helen Bond) We’re very pleased to announce the release of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, edited by Larry W. Hurtado and Chris Keith...
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A veces naufragar no es la peor opción...
Al menos eso es lo que debieron pensar estos marineros, que tras escapar del más que probable naufragio causado por una batalla naval, fueron a varar las naves en la más inoportuna de las tierras......
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Wall Mile 34
The curtain wall and the cist About 50m east of Milecastle 35, there is a small stone box next to the south face of the curtain wall. This is the remains of a cist burial, presumed to date to the...
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Herod's Tomb again
TODD BOLEN is skeptical of the Haaretz report on the proposed reconstruction of Herod's Tomb: Reconstruction of Herod’s Tomb Criticized. Excerpt:Whether or not a monument that helps the public to...
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Coptic apocrypha
ALIN SUCIU: P. Lacau, Fragments d’apocryphes coptes. Downloadable as a pdf file. They include apocryphal gospels (?), the Acts of Pilate, and an Apocalypse of Bartholomew.
View ArticleAndante Archaeology award
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Ancient language composition
ADAM MCCOLLUM has a post on Translating into and composing in ancient languages at the hmmlorientalia blog.
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Speaking of replicas of archaeology sites ...
CAN'T MAKE IT UP:Blooming Prairie couple design, build cave for Vatican.Posted: Jan 31, 2012, 10:10 amBy John WeissThe Post-Bulletin, Rochester MNBLOOMING PRAIRIE — Once the 800-square-foot cave...
View ArticleRes Antiquitatis. Journal of Ancient History, volume 3, 2012
The Centro de História de Além-Mar (CHAM) is accepting proposals of articles for vol. 3 of Res Antiquitatis. Journal of Ancient History (2012). Its scientific field comprises studies focused on Ancient...
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