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Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
Volume 2, Issue 88 -- April 23, 2000
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Plenty of stuff this week:
The big news of the week appears to be one scholar's suggestion that the bones found in "Philip's Tomb" aren't those of Alexander the Great's father, but of his half (wit) brother Philip Arrhideus. Here's plenty of coverage ... that from the Independent and Discover.com is the most balanced:
OLD WORLD NEWS
The Independent reports on the suggestion that Stone Age Europeans may have chowed down on their fellows:
Discovery.com reports on the discovery of a large Egyptian temple complex for the crocodile god, appropriately in Crocodilopolis:
Cyprus News reports on what's been found recently at Idalion:
ABCNews picks up an AP report on the discovery of a Greco-Roman fortress in Egypt's western desert:
The Times (London) has a brief piece suggesting that pot decoration in ancient Greece had the same effect as magazine covers do today in terms of creating societal standards of beauty:
As might be expected this time of year, we have a feature on scholars disagreeing over the exact route Jesus walked when he was crucified:
Also somewhat timely is the Christian Science Monitor's report on ancient Roman censuses:
The Times (London) also has a report on how St. George was never actually in England:
The Montreal Gazette has a feature on the discovery of the Elizabeth and Mary shipwreck:
The Times (London) has a report on the meeting of the Classical Association, as well as an editorial on why the study of Classics remains important:
The Times also has a piece on a project in Northumberland where they're living la vida neolithica:
Also in the Times (and sounding like a tale from Herodotus), researchers have suggested that the babbling of babies is a clue to the earliest language development (becos anyone?):
NEW WORLD NEWS
According to ABCNews, a mysterious 'skystone' might be evidence that the Puyallup people might have been making astronomical observations:
DNA and ARCHAEOLOGY
ABCNews reports that DNA evidence has proven that Louis XVII died in prison:
Somewhat more interesting is a study of mitochondrial DNA which suggests that all Europeans are descended from seven groups of women:
SAGAS
Another item on upcoming DNA tests on Kennewick Man:
REVIEWS
The Times (London) has a review of Joyce Tyldesley's *Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh:
The Times also has a review of Margaret Reynolds *The Sappho Companion*:
Some Explorator readers will no doubt be interested in the Seattle Times' review of Maguib Mahfouz's *Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth* (a novel):
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Archaeology Odyssey has a new issue on the web, which includes feature articles on Hermann Hilprecht's work, Vitruvius, and some news items on the Villa of Agrippina, the Elgin Marble saga, among other things:
EXHIBITS
A brief notice in the International Herald Tribune informs that the Capitoline Museum has (finally) reopened (thanks to Judy Underwood for the heads up):
The New York Times has a special section on Museums this week, as well as a feature on Egyptian stuff in the area:
A new source I stumbled across called the Art Newspaper has a couple of items that seem to fit in this category: one a report on Italy's Etruscan collections and another on the return of a head of Nefertari (both on the same page):
The same source also reports on the Pushkin Museum's putting all those famous Trojan artifacts on permanent display (pardon the awkward sentence ... this is a big issue!):
THE POLITICS OF ARCHAEOLOGY
The Telegraph reports on efforts to prevent Britain's oldest amphitheatre from being buried beneath a courthouse (watch the wrap):
The Irish Times reports on efforts to save some 60 or so unexcavated sites from damage during roadbuilding:
OBITUARY
Leighton Reynolds (watch the wrap)
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