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explorator 4.39 january 27, 2002
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Editor's note: Depending on your mail software, some urls may
wrap (especially those from the Telegraph) which will require
you to rebuild the url at your end; if you get a 'file not
found', check to see if the url wrapped on you. Most urls should
be active for at least eight hours from the time of publication.
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Thanks to Bill Kennedy, Arthur Shippee, Casey O'Connor, Bill
Phelps,Mark Elliott, Hernan Astudillo, "Jim", Maurice O'Sullivan, John
Hill, Eoin Bairead, Jean Laplante, Trevor Watkins, and for
headses upses this week (a.a.h.i.h.l.n.o.o.).
Please note that I'm trying out a new mail client (The Bat) and
I'd be interested to know if links come through 'differently'
than usual.
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AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA
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Adding to the British Museum's other woes, the Welsh are asking
for the return of the 'Gold Cape of Mold':
... and Nigeria wants the Benin Bronzes back too:
Here's some good argument fodder ... it turns out that wheat
found in mummy's tombs doesn't sprout after all:
,1113,2-13-46_1135268,00.html
eKathimerini has a couple of interesting pieces on petroglyphs
in northern Greece:
The subject of this year's University of Maryland Historical
Clinical Pathology Conference was Herod, who, it appears, died a
rather painful death:
Ha'aretz has a lengthy piece on the Albert Glock case:
A painting of a tiger-headed man has been found in Japan:
An ancient Japanese beam weight provides evidence for trade
with ancient Korea:
One I missed ... a dig in Dublin has revealed the foundations
of the medieval Carrickmines Castle:
The Times has an interesting piece on burial practices of the
Middle Ages:
,,61-2002032772,00.html
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THE AMERICAS
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The latest civilization-collapse-caused-by-climate-change
evidence focuses on the Maya:
The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting piece on the
history of the potato:
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ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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There's a new issue of British Archaeology on the web, with
articles on Scotland's early kings, Meol, and a nice news roundup:
There's also a new issue of Ancient Egypt magazine out, with
online articles on Egyptological Education, among other things:
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NEW ONLINE BOOKS
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Frank Tarbell, *A History of Greek Art*:
Albert Olmstead: *Assyrian Historiography*:
E.W. Maunder: *The Astronomy of the Bible*:
C.S. Given: *A Fleece of Gold*:
E. Luce: *Helps to Latin Translation at Sight*:
T. Moore (trans), *The Odes of Anacreon*:
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CRIME BEAT
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A nice article on Italy's efforts to curb tomb raiders:
A smuggling ring has been busted in Thessaloniki:
The Lynch case in Alaska will have repercussions elsewhere:
More from Zahi Hawass on tomb robbers in Egypt:
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AT ABOUT.COM
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Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst's latest is a short piece on
problems the NPS is having maintaining archaeological sites and websites:
Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is on that submerged
'civilization' recently discovered in the Gulf of Cambay:
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REVIEWS
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The Bible and Interpretation site has a review of the new edition
Paula Fredericksen, *From Jesus to Christ*:
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EXHIBITIONS
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The Christian Science Monitor is the latest broadsheet to visit
the Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth exhibit:
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CLASSICIST'S CORNER
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If you have a fast connection (I don't) you might want to check
out the latest issue of Atlantis Rising, which includes an
article on Plato's story about the fabled place in .pdf:
Folks might be interested in an impending tribute to Yannos
Ritsos:
Hmmmm ... they're going to build a new theatre next to the
ancient one at Epidaurus:
Sorry ... I couldn't get through to the Spectator this week ...
Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
U.S. Weather in Latin:
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OBITUARIES
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George P. Goold:
Pierre-Roland Giot:
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FOLLOWUPS
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Akhenaten sarcophagus:
Alexander and Inflation:
Elgin Marbles:
,3604,637686,00.html
Egyptian Marriages:
Hunley:
Oetzi as Sacrifice:
(spanish)
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