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explorator 4.25 october 21, 2001
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Thanks to the many folks who sent me heads upses ... unfortunately
half way through this issue I had some sort of wonkiness hit my
computer and the issue (three quarters done ... two hours' work
8^() disappeared. That
was followed by my ISP experiencing some wonkiness of their own.
I've hastily reconstructed it but time considerations have not allowed
me to search through my deleted mail for the week to find who sent
me what (if memory serves, Jean LaPlante, Terrence Lockyer, Trevor
Watkins, and Arthur Shippee were mentioned, but there were more)
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AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA
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Some Neolithic art has been discovered on the Greek island of
Andros:
A 17-year-old has deciphered an ancient Egyptian text which has
"confounded historians ... for a 100 years":
A CT scan on a mummy has revealed an inveterate thumbsucker:
The Egyptian State Information Service reports on the discovery of
a sixth-dynasty tomb at Saqqara:
Perhaps the same:
,,3-2001360445,00.html
The Temple of Hatshepsut will reopen soon:
There appear to be some exciting things going on at the
Egyptian Museum:
Since it was a subject of discussion on many Egypt-oriented lists
this week, folks might be interested in reading the Times' review
of Channel 5's presentation "The Tutankhamun Conspiracy":
,,161-2001361406,00.html
Cyprus Mail has a brief item on the discovery of some Bronze Age
tombs:
Bronze Age tombs have also been discovered at Ras al Khaimah:
AlphaGalileo has a press release on recent research into the
Maykop people:
A Hellentistic/Roman era settlement has been discovered near
Ioannina:
Although this is probably more of a follow up, there appears to
be a debate bubbling up over why Herakleion and the other cities
around Abu Kir bay slipped into the water:
There is much excitement over DNA results from teeth purporting to
hail from the mouth of St. Luke:
,,7-2001361928,00.html
The Guardian has a piece on the evolution of Megalithic monuments:
,4273,4279520,00.html
The remains of a medieval village have been found near Somerset:
There are plans in the works to excavate London's Rose Theatre:
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THE AMERICAS
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The Oak Ridger has a touristy sort of thing on Macchu Picchu:
A Woodland/Oneota culture site is being excavated near Oshkosh:
Some of Mel Fisher's employees have brought some gold chains
up from the sea near Naples, Fla.:
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ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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Physics Today has an article on the use of physics in archaeology:
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ON THE WEB
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The Bible and Interpretation site has a piece by Paula McNutt entitled
"Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel":
The Bamboo Silk site has an article in English (although it will
nag you to install Chinese text support; if you say no it will
still be largely readable) by Annping Ching called "Chengzhiwenzhi
in Light of the Shangsu", on an interpretation of early Chinese
writing:
The High on Adventure site has a touristy feature on Ephesus:
Humanities Magazine has a feature on archaeological excavations
in the Mekong Delta:
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CRIME BEAT
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[a new section devoted to articles about antiquities theft, return
of stolen antiquities, etc.]
A pile of antiquities from various periods has been found buried
in the yard of a holiday home in Greece:
Another case from Greece:
The British Museum has returned a stolen Egyptian statue to the
Sudan:
,,2-2001355635,00.html
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AT ABOUT.COM
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Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst's latest is on various virtual tours
of various ancient sites which you can take part in:
Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is on "What and Where
Was Troy?":
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REVIEWS
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The Guardian has a review of *Cassell's Dictionary of Classical
Mythology*:
,4273,4280798,00.html
The Independent has a review of S.R. Fischer *A History of Writing*:
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EXHIBITIONS
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AthensNews has a review of "Syria: Byzantine Times":
The Telegraph reviews "Amazon Unknown" at the British Museum:
The Guardian reviews "Marble Mania":
,4273,4277162,00.html
CNN reviews "Reclaiming Genghis Khan":
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CLASSICIST'S CORNER
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The Times has a brief history of ancient Afghanistan, with plenty
of classical content:
,,261-2001363056,00.html
Another article with ancient precedents for bioterrorism:
... and one on ancient epidemic type things:
,,2001350018-2001362497,00.html
A review of a production of Sophocles' Oedipus:
Here's a bit about the nachleben of Gladiator:
A Greek mythology theme park is in the works for a town south of
Athens:
The Spectator's "Mind Your Language" feature is worth looking at:
Peter Jones in the Spectator:
Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
U.S. Weather in Latin:
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OBITUARIES
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Spencer Barrett:
,4273,4278813,00.html
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FOLLOWUPS
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Lewis and Clark:
Pharoanic statuary:
Sarmat/Sarmati/Sarmatians:
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