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On the web this week:
The big news of the week is the discovery of extremely old hand axes in
Asia, which is forcing a rethink on the pace of human development in the
region. Here's more coverage than you can shake a stick at:
Also on the prehistoric front, the BBC reports on that what appears to be
the oldest built structure has been found in Japan (it predates Terra Amata
by 100,000 years at least!):
And as long as we're looking at Asia, Inside China reports on the discovery
of a hitherto unknown Imperial palace:
Also in the category of major news are a couple of reports on what the
Tabula Cortonensis tells us about the Etruscan language:
The BBC reports on the discovery in Iraq of a pre-Islamic 'castle':
The Jerusalem Post reports on the recovery of a purloined Roman-era bust:
CNN reveals that the AmericaQuest folks are going to be mounting a live
interactive expedition to Anasazi territory (thanks to Judy Underwood for
the heads up):
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Biblical Archaeology Review has a new online issue, which includes one out
of three in print articles on the historicity of the Bible among other
thing; worth a look is the piece on Tel Rehov:
Bible Review is also online with new content, chief among which are a pair
of articles dealing with the Nazareth v. Bethlehem debate:
EXHIBITS
The Bergen Record has a review of the "Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from
Roman Egypt" currently at the Met:
TOURISTY PIECES
The Montreal Gazette has a nice little feature on Malta:
Something called FeedMag has an essay on Leptis Magna:
The Miami Herald has a piece on the Maya city of Calakmul:
A NEW WEBSITE
The Department of Archaeology and Art History of the University of Siena
has just put together a massive website devoted to Medieval Archaeology in
and around Siena. There are rather nice reports on 11 major excavations,
with plenty of photos, QTVR, etc. The site is in Italian, but worth a look
(only 88 hits so far!):
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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