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EXPLORATOR
Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
Volume 3, Issue 13 -- August 6, 2000
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Our usual eclectic selection:
The big news of the week (as often, judged by media attention) is a scholar's suggestion that King Tut might have suffered from the same syndrome as Akhenaten (there is some duplication in some of the stories below, but not much)(watch the wrap on the Telegraph piece):
OLD WORLD NEWS
Also getting plenty of media attention is the revelation that the Romans might have invented the double fermentation process necessary to make champagne (or at least knew about it):
As often, we find out more about Greek archaeological discoveries from China's Xinhua agency than anywhere else and today we learn that archaeologists have discovered an inscription with Greek musical notation:
The Naperville Sun has a report on the debate over whether the Exodus (and various other biblical events) ever happened:
According to the Times of London, someone has stolen the skull of pope Benedict XIII and is holding it for ransom:
A somewhat disjointed report on APB News tells of the foiling of an attempt to smuggle a pile of Islamic artifacts into the US (and some more ancient ones are mentioned in passing):
On a more interesting note, a scholar is claiming that the (now) ubiquitious @ sign is first seen at least 500 years ago, as an abbreviation for 'amphora':
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Denver Rocky Mountain News opinion page (!) has an item on the alleged cannibalistic proclivities of the Anasazi:
The Dispatch reports on archaeologists' efforts to find out more about former slave and abolitionist John Parker:
Excavations at Valley Forge have turned up a "treasure trove" of historically-significant artifacts:
US News reports on the efforts to excavate the Civil War ship Denbigh:
Bad news for salvors out there: according to the Miami Herald, a Virginia appeals court has awarded the remains of a couple of Spanish shipwrecks to Spain:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
An emag called Feedmag has an interesting article cum interview with Sarah Dougher that's worth reading (this link takes you to the intro page; the interview is accessed by a link at the end of the intro):
REPRISES
For reasons unknown, a number of newspapers reprised items from other newspapers which we mentioned last week in Explorator, so just in case you missed them:
On gladiatorial training mania in Italy:
On the apparent discovery of Noviomagus:
EXHIBITIONS
MSNBC has a very nice feature on the Pharaohs of the Sun exhibit in Chicago:
The Times has an excellent feature on the High Street Londinium exhibit at the Museum of London:
CNN has a good feature on the erotic art of Pompeii exhibit (warning: if you are unfamiliar with the subject matter of ancient Roman erotic art, you probably should not click on the following; if you are easily offended, you should not click on the following; if you are under 18, you should not click on the following; if an image of bestiality will cause you to spew your coffee (or worse), do not click on the following ... you've been warned!):
REVIEWS
The Independent has a review of Mary Beard's *The Invention of Jane Harrison*:
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Egypt Revealed has a couple of items on the Barhariya Oasis finds:
Discovering Archaeology has some interesting items:
On mummified pets in Egypt:
On attempts to save mummies in the Philippines:
Astronomy magazine has a nice feature on the rock crystal lens which the Vikings might have used to make observations:
Bible Review has new content, including a feature on Moses (with special web-only content on whether he married a Cushite), among other things:
Archaeology Odyssey also has some new content, with online features on the Crusaders in Jerusalem, Zahi Hawass on the Barhariyah Oasis, the erotic art of Pompeii exhibit, and an obituary of Homer Thompson:
WEBSITES
An accidental click of the mouse took me to the National Library of Medicine which, as it turns out, has a nice online exhibition of Islamic Medical Manuscripts. The following link takes you to the 'history of medicine' department which is worth poking around if you're looking for images of ancient medicine:
REGULAR FEATURES
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