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Editor's note: Depending on your mail software, some urls may wrap which
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found', check to see if the url wrapped on you. Most urls should be active
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A busy few days for archaeology and me!
The Times reports on what is the big news of the week: the discovery of
part of the Villa of Agrippina in Rome (this link worked this a.m., but I
suspect it might change; if it does not work, check through the index of
the September 18 edition of the Times):
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Over the course of the week (when I couldn't get through, of course) Il
Messaggero reported on a number of items of archaeological interest; the
first is the discovery of a bathing complex near Horace's Villa:
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There was also a report on finds in and around Gravisca:
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... and a report on efforts to 'replant' Pompeii:
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Nando Times had a brief report on the discovery of a Celtic burial during
construction at Charles de Gaulle airport:
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The Washington Post picks up an AP story on the discovery of human remains
inside one of the pyramids at Teotihuacan:
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Discovering Archaeology has yet another new online 'look' and the latest
news on the Canadian Iceman:
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Archaeology Magazine also has some good coverage of the same:
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Here's one that I missed: Archaeology Magazine reports on the discovery of
mummified remains in the Gabbari necropolis in Alexandria:
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CNN picks up a Xinhua report on the discovery of a Yuan Dynasty shipwreck ...
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Inside China reports that China has also put on display the latest
discoveries from Qin's tomb:
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Salon Magazine has an interesting piece on 'acoustic archaeology':
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ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100
The countdown will continue next week (time constraints this week ... sorry!)
The home page of this feature is at:
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AT THE MUSEUMS
Art and Archaeology Magazine's Calendar listings include openings (and
continuations) of a number of exhibits, including "The Golden Age of
Chinese Archaeology", "Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids" (at the
Met), "Treasures of the Medicis" (Florence), "Knights of the Holy Land: The
Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem" (Israel). Info at:
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THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY
Time constraints also messed up the publication schedule of this feature; I
should be back on track later today (Sunday) and the 'missed' days will be
available via the archives.
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AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK
N.S. Gill's feature was about Moses:
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Kris Hirst concluded her two-part feature Marshalltown Ball court:
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ALSO WORTH A LOOK:
Look what some of our readers do:
Jonathan Chan is an artist who makes some rather interesting pieces based
on ancient petroglyphs; the site also has some general info on petroglyphs:
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Vangelis Tsakirakis is a Greek archaeologist whose site includes an
interesting page of computer applications he has developed for various
archaeological purposes; elsewhere on the site one can find links to VT's
work, papers, etc.:
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REGULAR FEATURES
CTCWeb's Words of the Week
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Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
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English translation (probably delayed):
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