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Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
Volume 3, Issue 18 -- September 3, 2000
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Happy long weekend in North America (and happy beginning of the NFL season!)! Here's our usual eclectic selection of what happened in the world of archaeology this week:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gratias vobis ago for the heads up to: Sally Winchester and Michael Ruggeri (as always, with hopes that I didn't leave anyone out!).
THE BIG NEWS
The big news this week appears to be the discovery of -- and subsequent damage to -- a cache of some 80 prehistoric canoes in Florida (watch the wrap):
OLD WORLD NEWS
The Telegraph reports on plans to briefly thaw the Tyrolian Ice Man in order to help answer some nagging questions (watch the wrap):
The BBC has a report on the dangers being faced by some recently-discovered petroglyphs in Norway:
Ananova reports on the discovery of a "German Stonehenge", which is much older than its British 'namesake':
Ananova also reports that a house on a remote Scottish island has proven to be some 2000 years old (much to everyone's surprise):
A Norwegian newspaper has an article (in Norwegian) on the discovery of some 4000-year-old graves (I'm taking Sally Winchester's word for in on this one!):
FoxNews has a report on the discovery of a major Thracian site, probably a capital, with some remains dating from the Bronze Age:
The New York Times has a really nice piece on Aphrodisias:
The Lancet has a really interesting article on archaeological evidence for a successful Roman amputation (the site requires registration, but it's free):
The Independent has a touristy guide to Roman Britain which is pretty decent:
The Irish Times has a touristy sort of piece on early ecclesiastical archaeological remains in Ireland:
Northern Light brings a Xinhua report on the discovery of some tombs in Beijing:
The Times of London has a nice piece on Afghanistan's efforts to recover antiquities:
I think this might actually be a followup, but there was quite a bit of press coverage this week devoted to evidence that syphilis existed in Europe prior to the 'discovery' of the New World:
FoxNews reports on the discovery of a medieval tower during excavations to install fibre optic cables:
In what might have also qualified as big news, an Israeli court has ruled that a scholar does have copyright in regards to his restoration of a section of the Dead Sea Scrolls:
This probably isn't really Explorator fodder, but some folks might be interested in reading an AP report on what some 300-year-old wine recovered from a shipwreck tasted like:
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Times has a very nice article on Nazca:
The Arizona Star has a piece on the excavation of a Hohokam village:
The Christian Science Monitor has a nice article on what might have happened to the Anasazi:
Returning to the Times, there is more Columbian revisionism going on as one scholar claims Columbus to have been backed primarily by the pope, not Isabella and her hubby:
ON THE NEWSTANDS
Discovering Archaeology has some new 'front page' material, including a nice piece on what the real Viking legacy was, the search for Cambyses' lost army in Egypt, and assorted other things:
AT ABOUT COM
Archaeological guide Kris Hurst's latest column is on the importance of Opal Phytoliths:
Latin Guide Janet Burns' latest is on etymology:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
Classicists might be interested to know that Kofi Annan has called for the world to observe the traditional cessation of hostilities during the Olympics:
Another school gets Latin via distance education:
William Crowell can be added to the list of successful businessfolks with a deep love of classics:
FOLLOWUPS
On *explorer* (i.e. not archaeologist) Gene Savoy setting out to explore that recently-discovered Incan city:
Bolivian officials are now casting doubts on an Italian archaeology team's claim to have found a temple beneath the surface of Lake Titicaca:
OBITUARY
A.C. Moorhouse:
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Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
Volume 3, Issue 17-- August 27, 2000
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This is the issue that almost didn't make it to 'press' ... three of my search engines kakked out on me this a.m., as did one of my modems, followed by my ISP ... I think the egods were simply telling me I should mow the lawn ... in any event, here's the latest:
[n.b. because of the above problems, in some cases I've linked to items via Alta Vista, which isn't my preference; I hope the AltaVista links work, but if they don't, drop me a line and I'll try to get them in next week]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gratias vobis ago for the heads up to: Fiona Forsyth, Maurice A. O'Sullivan, Steve Glass, and Michael Ruggeri (as always, with hopes that I didn't leave anyone out!).
THE BIG NEWS
The big news this week appears to be the discovery of Pre-Inca ruins in Lake Titicaca:
OLD WORLD NEWS
The Independent has a nice report on the discovery of a neolithic site which obviously was the victim of much violence (I might have reported on this last week):
AltaVista has an interesting item on the discovery of an Iron Age temple in Sweden:
The Times of London has a nice feature on various archaeological sites which came to light as a result of the Chunnel construction:
The LA Times had a front page story this week on the search for Roman remains in China:
The Telegraph has an interesting feature on what bones reveal about the Roman diet (watch the wrap):
Ananova reports that the excavation of a 5th-century Roman Villa might also have revealed the remains of an ancient brewery:
The LA Times also has a sort of touristy piece on what's been done to Rome to spruce it up for millennium celebrations:
The Independent reports on the discovery of a remote early outpost of Christianity in Orkney:
The Sunday Times also has a somewhat vague story on how the Dark Ages aren't so dark anymore:
The Seattle Times has a report on the discovery of a 'cousin' to China's Great Wall (watch the wrap):
Ananova also has a report on the search for what might be remains of the Harappan civilization:
The Philadelphia News has a story on a recreated ancient beer:
NEW WORLD NEWS
Altavista reports on Bolivian authorities questioning some archaeologists:
Discovery.com has an item on efforts to raise the Monitor:
AltaVista has a story on a dog that is used in archaeological digs to locate human remains:
ANTIQUITIES THEFT IN THE NEWS
Northern Light brings a report on how looters are taking away many of the relics of ancient Dacia:
ON THE NEWSTANDS
I missed this one ... New Scientist has a nice article on ancient goldsmithing (related specifically to ancient Lydia):
There's a new online issue of Archaeology out there, with abstracts on various things and a full text article on Zeugma (and, ahem, there's mention of Explorator in the 'Web Links to the Past' piece ... woohoo!):
Biblical Archaeology Review also has a new issue out, with most of the online features having to do with the location of the ancient temple, and ancient Jerusalem:
Also from the BAR folks is a new edition of Archaeology Odyssey, with features on Crusader Jerusalem and the Barhariya Oasis (by Zahi Hawass):
REVIEWS
The London Review of Books has a review of Danielle Allen, *The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens*:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
The Times of London reports on the renaissance of Latin which is occurring because of a mouse named Minimus:
The Washington Post has a feature on Cavafy's poetry:
A column on 'Survivor' reveals an interesting perspective on who the American Socrates is:
Last week we mentioned a production of Julius Caesar in Central Park ... the first review is in:
FOLLOWUPS
Zeugma:
A while back we reported on the discovery of a 'lost city' in Peru and how an important archaeologist would be headed there; apparently he's on his way:
Francis Drake in the Pacific North West (watch the wrap):
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Volume 3, Issue 16-- August 20, 2000
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Editorial mea culpa I: in last week's edition, I appear to have forgotten to acknowledge numerous 'heads up' (something which, alas, I do far too often) and I apologize to all those I neglected to credit. Although I've deleted their original messages, in the hopes this won't happen again I'll begin each issue with an "acknowledgements" section.
Editorial mea culpa II: also in last week's edition (boy, I must have had a severe brain cramp), I noted that some "bigwig at Hewlett-Packard" was donating quite a large sum of cash to further the efforts of archaeologists working at Herculaneum. As numerous intrepid readers pointed out to me, that "bigwig" is actually David Packard, head of the Packard Humanities Institute and someone to whom the classics profession owes a great deal of gratitude for, among other things, the PHI Latin cdrom project.
Today's issue was produced while wearing suitable quantities of sackcloth and ashes:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gratias vobis ago for the heads up to: Charles Jones, William Kerr, Michael Hendry, and Caroline Velzian (I hope I didn't leave anyone out!).
THE BIG NEWS
The big news of the week, although ironically one wouldn't know it from the sparse coverage it received, is that a now-deceased scholar appears to have provided a reasonable theory about the location of the tomb of Alexander the Great (and no, he didn't follow snakes to find it):
OLD WORLD NEWS
The discovery of a Neolithic settlement near Derry has garnered a bit of press attention:
Also on the prehistoric front is a somewhat strange article on the 'communist' proclivities of prehistoric humans:
The Times of London has an interesting item on the discovery of an Iron Age woman's remains (the Fox item is a duplicate):
The BBC reports on the reopening of Afghanistan's national museum:
The New York Times has an excellent article on ancient Sardis:
The Irish Times reports on the discovery of an early Christian burial ground, as well as several earlier remains near Laytown:
Xinhua has had numerous reports related to the excavation of a tomb outside Beijing this week. Here's plenty of coverage (this one is apparently being done 'live' on TV today as well):
The Times of London has an interesting item on how dendrochronology has added some important evidence as to why the Mary Rose sank:
Discovery.com has an item on a scholar's claim that Leonardo daVinci fathered a son out of wedlock:
NEW WORLD NEWS
A couple of newspapers have identical stories on how a number of community college students have discovered an important site near Puget Sound:
The Toledo Blade reports on an amateur archaeologist's discoveries in Sheridan Cave:
FoxNews has a report on excavations in Valley Forge National Park:
ANTIQUITIES THEFT IN THE NEWS
On the positive side of things are numerous reports relating to the interception of a large quantity of Israeli (mostly) artifacts destined for the black market (these articles are pretty much the same):
On the negative side of things is an article in Amida, on the large scale theft of artifacts from Iraq:
THE POLITICS OF ARCHAEOLOGY
The dig at Zippori is the focus of an article on the importance of archaeology to both Israeli and Palestinian politics (the following are duplicates of the same story):
Across a couple of ponds, it would appear that several important native American artifacts will not be returned to the peoples claiming them:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
A couple of items on the 'matriculation' of the 'first online class' should be of interest to some:
The New York Times has a piece on the American English editor of the OED:
Perhaps big news for classicists is an AP wire report making the rounds in numerous newspapers on the Loeb Classical Library's decision to issue unexpurgated translations:
As might be expected in a day where 'gravitas' is being tossed around with incredible frequency, US election coverage has been making plenty of classical allusions (illusions?); here's a sampling:
And just to add some Canadian content, the current battle between Rogers and Quebecor over Videotron is bringing out some semi-classical commentary:
This one looks like it might be worth pursuing: it's a book review about someone who taught classics at Cambridge who apparently perpetuated some sort of "botanical fraud:
A report on preparations of a production of Julius Caesar should be of interest:
WEBSITES
Fans of Neolithic archaeology will be interested in a fairly new online magazine from Germany. Most of the articles are in German (although there is one English one), but all have English summaries:
FOLLOWUPS
Thracian Temple in Bulgaria (it's going to be reburied):
On a couple of occasions we have reported on the discovery of a large cache of Roman coins by a neophyte with a metal detector; it's now payday:
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More news than you can shake a stick at (what a strange expression!)!
Two items strike me as major news this week (and my Roman bias shows through!); the first is the discovery of a massive Roman POW camp near Hadrian's Wall, as reported in the Telegraph (watch the wrap):
... and the second is that some bigwig from Hewlett-Packard is providing $100 million to finance the excavation and preservation of Herculaneum:
OLD WORLD NEWS
Discovery.com has a feature on the archaeological evidence for when humans left Africa:
The Evansville Courier Press has a feature on a virtual visit to Altamira cave:
Speaking of caves, the BBC has a report on the suggestion that an "ice age star map" can be found among the figures at Lascaux:
ABCNews reports on the discovery of 26 Minoan Pithoi:
CNN has a report on the discovery of a major Thracian temple (watch the wrap ... hopefully this article comes up):
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the discovery of a fort in Wales associated with Caractacus:
The Times has a report on new evidence for the Saxon occupation of London:
The Times also has a report on ancient taxation, as revealed in a Greek papyrus from Egypt:
The Times also reports on the discovery of a hitherto unknown 13th century painting of knights in a small parish church:
It would appear that F. Goddio's latest TV show will be on his discovery of the Royal Captain, off the shore of China:
The Sydney Morning Herald has a nice little feature on Zahi Hawass:
Also on the Egyptian front, the Chicago Tribune this week had one of the best newspaper articles on various aspects of the pyramids seen in recent times (thanks to John Carr for the heads up):
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a mounting campaign by Italy to have plundered artifacts returned:
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Evansville Courier Press has the latest on what's going on with the Cahokia mounds (watch the wrap):
I was tempted to make this the big news of the week: new research in British Columbia suggests that Francis Drake explored the west coast of what would become my home and native land quite a bit before Captain Cook:
The Detroit News has a feature on efforts to preserve arcaheological remains in the Huron-Manistee forest:
The Christian Science Monitor has a report on archaeological evidence for the Underground Railroad and efforts to preserve it:
ABCNews reports that many Native American remains are not to be returned to the people claiming them:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
The Washington Post's Book Report section talks about the Latin version of *The Cat in the Hat* amongst other things (you have to scroll down a bit):
Classicists feature as authors of a couple of opinion pieces in the Christian Science Monitor, one on the relationship between Arcadia and the Electoral College; the other on valuing academic curiosity:
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
An important one I missed: Discovering Archaeology has a very nice article on porphyry, its discovery, and use by the Romans:
Scientific American has an excellent article entitled "Who Were the First Americans" (thanks to Michael Ruggieri for the heads up):
FOLLOWUPS
Tell Hamoukar:
King Tut's duds:
Herakleion and other cities in Abukir bay:
The search for modern British genetic connections to the Vikings:
Mesa Verde fires:
SAGAS
Kennewick Man:
ONLINE DIG
The latest online dig at Archaeology.org follows a grad student as she searches for shipwrecks in the Black Sea:
AND SOMETHING ELSE
While we ponder the latest digs and what's headed to the museums, it might be worth considering aspects of our own culture which are similarly headed there ... appropriately, it seems, considering the medium by which this newsletter is brought to you, 'ancient' computers have become an important item (thanks to for the heads up):
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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:
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Wow ... if today's issue doesn't get you out of mowing the lawn, nothing will ...
A news item that makes it to both the Howard Stern show and the Dr. Laura Show on the same day must be big news .... it is, of course, the widespread coverage of the discovery of a 2000-year-old toilet in China which apparent had running water (although no flush ... only the Telegraph report (on which mind the wrap) really gave this story 'in depth' coverage):
Actually the really big news has to be the continuing fires at Mesa Verde ... see the Followups section below.
OLD WORLD NEWS
One I missed: the Sunday Times last week had an item about claims that Arthur Evans' whole Minoan thing was essentially a "racist myth" (see the reviews section below for a review of the book which sparked the article):
The New York Times has a feature on how much of the Old Testament isn't confirmed by archaeological evidence:
There was plenty of attention given to the discovery of an apparent source (as claimed by ancient authors) for the oracle of Delphi's trances:
The Telegraph has a feature on the excavations of Commodus' villa, complete with 'home amphitheatre' of course (watch the wrap):
Also on the gladiatorial front, the Telegraph also reports on how the movie *Gladiator* has renewed interest in gladiatorial training in Italy:
A Kent archaeologist's life-long efforts to find the lost Roman town of Noviomagus appears to have borne fruit (watch the wrap):
Science Daily reports on the discovery of another submerged very early church in the excavations at Aperlae:
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The BBC has a report on the discovery of an Iron Age fort in Wales:
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an interesting item on the history of the swastika and efforts to disassociate it with Nazi Germany:
The Irish Times reports on a new code of practice for the National Road Association which should help deal with controversies over what happens when archaeological sites are found:
NEW WORLD NEWS
Northern Light brings a report on the discovery of a Spanish/Portuguese fortress in Brazil:
A couple of versions of the same report on the discovery of a 'lost' pioneer town in Wisconsin:
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Among a trio of books reviewed by the Washington Post dealing with assorted folks from the boomer generation is Daniel Mendelsohn's memoirs "The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the Riddle of Identity":
Classicists might be interested to know that on the full moon in August, the Acropolis will be open to tourists:
The NEH's magazine has an interesting article on the connection between poverty and a classical education (and no, it has nothing to do with being a grad student or a professor 8^)):
The Pope greeted assorted groups in appropriate languages the other day:
FOLLOWUPS
Here's one I missed: a Time Magazine piece on what's going on at Herakleion (a month late):
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On Mesa Verde fires (there's some duplication in the items below; watch the wrap on the accessatlanta piece):
On tragedies at the Colosseum:
On Zeugma:
On Stanford's efforts to reassemble the Forma Urbis:
On a lost Da Vinci below a Vasari:
EXHIBITIONS
CNN has a nice feature on the "Drink and Be Merry" Wine and Beer in Ancient Times" exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem:
The Toledo Blade reports on "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen" which opened this week at the Art Institute of Chicago:
The LA Times has a general sort of thing on what's in the Maritime Museum of Finland:
REVIEWS
Today's Sunday Times has a review of J. Alexander MacGillvary's *Minotaur: Sir Arthur Evans and the Archaeology of the Minoan Myth":
Scientific American has a review of David Thomas' *Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity*
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A somewhat quiet week, it seems ...
The big news of the week is the the fires in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado are revealing all sorts of archaeological sites ... here's some of the coverage:
OLD WORLD NEWS
Coming in a very close second for the 'big news' title (it lost the coin toss), is a brief item from the Athenian News Agency on the discovery of substantial human remains and numerous artifacts dating from Mycenean times (thanks to Arnd Lis for the heads up):
Also apparently big news (to judge by coverage) is the news that Greek tragedies are being put in in a refurbished area of the Colosseum (thanks to numerous folks for the heads (headses?) up on this):
The Independent has a report on efforts to discover evidence for earlier inhabitation of Scotland:
Ananova tells of new evidence which brings syphilis to the UK rather earlier than previously thought:
The erstwhile Glasgow Herald reports on the discovery of quite a few millennium-old burials (thanks to Leo Boberschmidt for the heads up):
Excite News has an item from the University Wire on how technology from BYU is being used on ancient/medieval manuscripts:
According to the Hindu, assorted historians are asking for major changes in the administrative structure and purview of the Archaeological Survey of India:
NEW WORLD NEWS
Construction of a soccer field in Fall City (Washington) has revealed some Native American artifacts:
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The University Wire brings news of the upcoming National Junior Classical League hoedown in Oklahoma:
The UW also brings a followup on the onlinicization (I think I'll trademark that word) of classics courses at various universities:
A Latin teacher is now on the staff of the Governor of Maryland:
I'm not sure whether folks will be interested in this, but I sense a 'classical' connection is lurking behind the views of Diane Ravitch, an apparently well-known education critic:
FOLLOWUPS
Those mummies from a Niagara Falls museum are back in the news, this time apparently with hopes that DNA tests prove one of them to be the mummy of Ramses I:
More on excavations of the Garamantes (thanks to Jennifer Wees for the heads up):
EXHIBITIONS
Radio Free Europe has a reviewish sort of thing on a the New York exhibition of artifacts from Ur:
USA Today has a similar thing on a new exhibit at the London Museum called "High Street Londinium":
CNN reports on a couple of new antiquities (oxymoron?) recently acquired by a museum in Fort Worth:
REVIEWS
Fans of historical fiction set in Egypt will be interested in the Washington Post's review of Elizabeth Peters' *He Shall Thunder in the Sky* (we'll ignore the use of shall with the second person in the title there ...)
WEBSITES
Today's scan picked up the companion website of a BBC documentary series called "Road to Riches", all about the development of wealth and monetary economies. There's quite a bit of ancient stuff on the website, plus transcripts, interviews, etc. ... definitely worth a look.
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Egypt Revealed has a nice feature on our fascination with mummies:
Nature has a brief piece on our longstanding relationship with nits:
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Plenty o' links this a.m. ...
The big news of the week appears to be the discovery of the 'oldest mummies' ever found ... relics of the Chinchurro folk:
OLD WORLD NEWS
The Archimedes Palimpsest returns to the news, with a few stories about what is being done with it (this should probably be a followup, but it's been so long!):
The Independent reports on the rather amazing discoveries of the remains of the Garamantes civilization:
The Aftenposten (Norway) reports (in English) on the discovery of a rather large Viking home (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads up):
The Irish Times reports on the discovery of assorted Iron Age remains in a bog:
The Sunday Times reports on changes to official guidebooks in Scotland in regards to the Declaration of Arbroath, to demythologize it and bring it rather closer to what historians have been claiming for quite a while:
A couple of sources have pieces on plans to use 'space age technology' to locate a lost work of DaVinci (thanks to Chris Camfield for the heads up):
Also on the technological side of things, there is great excitement over plans to use DNA analysis to try to determine how long the Vikings might have lingered in (eventual) U.K.:
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Houston Chronicle reports on excavations at Cerro Juanaquena (thanks to Michael Ruggieri for the heads up):
The Washington Post has a strange little article on the discovery of a native American medallion which supposedly had a curse attached to it:
The Post also has a much more conventional article on the search for Native American artifacts along the Potomac:
And completing the scholastic law of three, the Post also has a piece on the search for artifacts in Jamaica:
A couple of news sources are waxing electronic over the discovery of Williamsburg's 18th century theater:
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The LA Times has a obituaryesque thing on Sally Fitzgerald, wife of Robert (the translator) which might raise a few eyebrows:
The Orange County Weekly has a reviewesque thing called "Big Old Jews" which eventually talks about Philip Roth's *Human Stain*:
FOLLOWUPS
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a somewhat bland editorial on Zeugma:
The Washington Post has a lengthy article on the Temple Mount activities:
All of a sudden there is an awful lot of coverage about the decapitated skeleton from Stonehenge again (the final two items are 1)a useful little timeline from the Sunday Times on Stonehenge and 2) a link to a site called Hengeworld, which has all the latest news on the pile of stones) (watch the wrap on the Telegraph piece):
More on the fossil finds at the Gray site (thanks again to Donna for the heads up):
REVIEWS
This is London has a review of Michael Pitts' *Hengeworld* (watch the wrap):
Spokane.net has a review of Roger Downey's *Riddle of the Bones: Politics, Science, Race, and the Story of Kennewick Man*
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
USNews and World Report has a bonus double issue thing which is devoted to ''Mysteries of History', many of which are of interest to folks who read this e-rag; I've culled the ones which I believe will be of interest; the final link is to the main index page which has links to all the articles (just in case my interests and yours don't quite overlap!):
Indus Civilization:
The Sphinx:
Homer:
Anasazi:
King Arthur:
Stonehenge:
Shroud of Turin:
Marco Polo:
Pope Joan:
Columbus:
DNA analysis:
Whodunit? (how assorted folks died, including Tut and Al the more than adequate):
Also of interest would be the article on hoaxes:
Index:
OBITUARY
William Willis (scroll down a bit):
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The Toledo Blade makes its reappearance in these epages with a story on the results of assorted tests on a couple of mummies in the Toledo Museum of Art (some careless editing in this one):
CNN has a nice feature on the reopening of the pyramid of Chephren to tourists:
The Hindu has a report on various matters archaeological in India:
I think this is a followup, but it was long ago so here it is again ... a couple of sources are reporting on the beginning of the search for the tomb of Genghis Khan (watch the wrap on the Telegraph piece):
The Art Newspaper has a nice feature on various virtual archaeology projects:
A press release and article in Science Daily deal with excavations associated with the Kuril Island Project:
A couple of items (from the Times and the Art Newspaper) on Italian demands that Britain return an important 12th century manuscript apparently misappropriated during WWII:
NEW WORLD NEWS
From Knoxville Tennessee comes news of an important fossil find (thanks to Donna for the heads up):
An item in the St. Paul Pioneer on 'dissing' the Kensington runestone:
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The San Francisco Examiner has an interesting piece on the wines of Campania and their connections to the ancient Greeks and Romans:
Slate Magazine has a piece on "How to win a MacArthur" which suggests being a classicist (among other attributes) might not be a bad thing:
A new high school in the Washington area is having problems finding a Latin teacher:
A report on the quarterfinals at Wimbledon reveals a 'classical connection':
A piece in the Chicago Tribune on the Harry Potter mania reveals what sorts of folks are reading it (with some classical content, of course):
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FOLLOWUPS
The Jerusalem Post provides a different perspective on the Temple Mount controversy:
Another report on that crozier discovered in Orkney:
SAGAS
Kennewick Man:
REVIEWS
The New York Times has a review of Adrienne Mayor's *The First Fossil Hunters* (by the way, has anyone in Canada managed to find a copy of this ... all the bookstores I go to can order it, but I don't like waiting ...)
Also at the New York Times is a review of S.H. Nuland's *The Mysteries Withing: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths* which has some interest for fans of ancient medicine:
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Discovering Archaeology has a bunch of interesting items, ranging from "Canada's Iceman Revisited" to "Jewish Palaces of Jericho" to a piece on the Lindisfarne Gospels and assorted other things:
Egypt Revealed has an item on a couple of statues of Ramses II:
OBITUARY
Frank Norman (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads up; mind the wrap):
WHOOPS
While waiting for technicians to admit that something was wrong with their ISP connection (which they never did, but fortunately my father has some sort of free long distance plan ... woo hoo!), I was cleaning up the 'personal' mail file and found a bunch of stuff I meant to include in Explorator but forgot (doh!):
Andy Burnham has put together a good webpage of realaudio files, which includes a 40-minute panel discussion from the recent ASLaN conference, a piece on Sounds from the Solstice (on what was going on at Stonehenge at that time), and assorted other files of interest to folks with an interest in megaliths in Britain (thanks to Andy for the heads up):
A month or so ago, the BBC had a feature on Sulpicia (thanks to Jack Kolb for the heads up):
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Greetings,
Explorator will be delayed today ... I'm in the wilds of Alberta and the roaming abilities of my ISP suddenly stopped working last night at 9.00 p.m. ... I certainly can't afford the long distance charges, so I'll be arguing with tech support folks later on when they decide to wake up.
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Belated happy Canada Day to my fellow Canucks and early happy Independence Day to our friends down south ... apologies to all for lateness of this issue (real life intruded again!). Anyhoo, there's plenty to report this week:
The big news of the week is actually also a followup ... it would appear that the genuinity (is that a word?) of a number of petroglyphs in the Egyptian desert -- reported a couple issues back -- is now being questioned (not least by Kent Weeks) (thanks to Bill Kennedy for some of what follows):
OLD WORLD NEWS
According to various sources' acquisition of a Reuters story, three Egyptian tombs found in the 1930's are to be opened to the public:
Egypt Revealed has a nice feature on early Egyptian trade routes:
A couple of reports on a CT scan performed on the mummy known as 'Nellie", at UWash:
Discovery.com has a report on the earliest coinage:
The Washington Post reports that Israel has granted permission for archaeological excavations on Temple Mount (thanks to mata kimasitayo for the heads up):
Kathemeri reports on some rather significant discoveries in Alexandria's harbour (hopefully this one sticks around)(thanks to Adam D. Philippidis for the heads up):
The Times of London reports on the discovery of what appears to be the remains of a large Roman tower complex near Spitalfelds (where last summer that swell sarcophagus was found):
The Times of London also has a story on the progress (and the little blip in same) of that group which is dragging a big stone to Stonehenge to see what was involved:
The New York Times reports on an American archaeologist being held for having a small amphora in his luggage (thanks to mata kimasitayo):
The BBC has a touristy piece on Damascus:
The Montreal Gazette has a similarly touristy piece on cruising the Nile:
NEW WORLD NEWS
Discovery.com has a report on a recently-discovered maya inscription from Guatemala:
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The Washington Post has a feature on the (not-so) retiring Latin teacher Christine Sleeper:
The Christian Science Monitor has a nice feature on the resurgence of Latin in American high schools (thanks to Rick Lafleur for the heads up):
FOLLOWUPS
More on Zeugma:
USNews and World Report has a nice little summary of some of the major recent archaeological discoveries:
REVIEWS
Boston Review has one of Anne Carson's *Men in the Off Hours*:
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
History Today has a short article (sans pictures, alas) on the Uluburun shipwreck:
Archaeology Magazine has a new online issue, with plenty of archaeological content:
ONLINE DIGS
Speaking of Archaeology Magazine, they are also 'hosting' an 'interactive dig' in which Amelie Walker takes surfers through assorted caves in Belize which are being 'excavated' online:
By the way, if anyone has any links to current online digs, feel free to pass them along!
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Plenty on the web this week:
The big news of the week is probably the discovery of a number of Anglo-Saxon graves at Sutton Hoo; here's plenty of coverage:
OLD WORLD NEWS
Coming in a close second for big news is the report of the discovery of various tombs of folks who worked on the pyramids, who apparently weren't slaves (thanks to Tom Simms and Pat Ryan for the heads up on this one):
This really should be a followup, but since it happened so long ago ... The Times reports that a couple of lads with metal detectors will financially benefit from their discovery of a massive Roman coin hoard a couple of years ago:
The Irish Times reports on the discovery of a 6th century AD wooden crozier in County Offaly:
Discover magazine has a brief item on the discovery of aquaculture ponds in a byzantine site:
There has been plenty of coverage of the discovery of a number of tombs in the ruins of a 10th century Spanish church (all the following are varying themes on the same AP story):
The Hindu has a feature on the discovery of what might be a provincial capital of the Harappan civilization:
The BBC also has a report on some finds in India:
The Times has a couple of items relating to the Venerable Bede:
The Times also reports on the discovery of another version of the Last Supper, apparently done by Leondardo's workshop, with contributions from the master himself:
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Salt Lake Tribune has a nice piece on a Mayan panel excavated by a BYU professor:
The Evansville Courier Press reports on a prehistoric site in Indiana currently being excavated:
Another development in Miami might be halted because of the discovery of prehistoric remains:
The Times of London has a nice article on the fraud associated with the Frobisher expedition:
The Philadelphia Inquirer has a report on the discovery of a number of early colonists' graves:
A brief report on plans to 'excavate' the CSS Alabama:
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The San Francisco Examiner reports on the recent rise in the price of Classical art; the implications for the illicit trade of such items are strangely ignored:
Greece will be adopting the Euro and so the drachma will be no more ... the locally-made Greek Euros will still have some Classical content:
There's a mote of Classical content in Michael Dirda's column in the Post on the imperiousness of bestseller lists:
FOLLOWUPS
More on Tell Hamoukar this week (with some new info in the piece from Ananova):
Also in regards to Tell Hamoukar, CBC Radio's "Quirks and Quarks" interviewed one of the excavators from the Oriental Institude (Gibson ... apologies, I missed the first name). The program is available today in RealAudio format at the following page (it's part of the program with the main feature 'Is Menstruation Necessary' ... I *think* it was the feature after this first one, but may have been a bit later ... social historians might find things of interest in the Menstruation story as well, although there is nothing specifically ancient mentioned there):
Those interested in what went on at Stonehenge during the solstice can read about it in the Times:
REVIEWS
The Times has a review of Monk and Raphael's *From Socrates to Turing*
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Biblical Archaeology Review has new online content, with articles on ancient Sepphoris and the veracity of Exodus (there's also a review of a book on the latter subject):
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Volume 3, Issue 7 -- June 18, 2000
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Plenty of tidbits, but nothing which seems to be 'major news' this week:
If one *had* to select something that was major news, it would probably be the discovery of evidence which suggests Neanderthals were skilled hunters, not scavengers (plenty of coverage):
Also on the prehistoric front, the BBC reports on some new evidence for earlier development of weaving skills:
The Sun Times reports that tests are going to be made on one of those erstwhile 'carnival mummies' from Niagara Falls to determine whether it is of royal blood:
A couple of reports have surfaced of the discovery of the tomb of Ramses II's chief of staff:
According to Northern Light, a Greek archaeologist is claiming to have discovered some fragments of Zeus' throne:
The Telegraph reports on the discovery of a hitherto unknown amphitheatre at Forum Novum (on the outskirts of Rome ... watch the wrap):
Northern Light has various reports from Xinhua detailing recent discoveries in China:
The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting piece on the increasing role of amateurs in basic research in numerous fields, including archaeology:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
Classicists will no doubt be thrilled to learn that Susan Alcock (UMich) has nabbed a MacArthur 'genius award':
A piece on the history of commencements at Dartmouth is also of some interest:
FOLLOWUPS
The Stonehenge decaptitation (thanks to Bill Kennedy for one of these):
Tell Hamoukar:
SAGAS
Elgin Marbles:
EXHIBITS
The San Jose Mercury has a review of an exhibit called "The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology":
Also qualifying as an exhibit, I suppose, is a review of the IMAX film "The Mysteries of Egypt" (put together by the National Geographic folks):
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Discovering Archaeology has a bunch of new online content, including a look at the Indus Valley civilization, the Anasazi, Medieval shipbuilding, life on the edge of the Egyptian desert, and empires of the Andes
Archaeology Odyssey also has a new online issue, with a feature article on the art of the Thracians:
Bible Review joins its sister publication with a feature on Megiddo:
DIVERSIONS
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Another busy week (n.b. my mail program had the never-popular "unhandled exception" just as I finished and I might have messed up some urls in the meantime ... still, they should all point to something archaeological):
The big news appears to be a 'rediscovery' ... specifically, the rediscovery of a skeleton found at Stonehenge which was thought lost during the Blitz. It was found and, although not dated yet, has turned out to be the skeleton of someone who met a violent end by decapitation (and you can imagine the spins being put on this, to say nothing of horrible puns in headlines). Lots of coverage (watch the wrap on the Telegraph piece):
OLD WORLD NEWS
Coming in a close second as major news would be the discovery of a number of "cave paintings" in the desert south of Cairo which reflect three different periods (apparently) of Egyptian history:
The Independent reports on some metal detector types' discovery of a rather major Roman coin hoard:
The Age has a report on the discovery of a Roman era vessel decorated with tons of gladiator scenes (thanks to Martin Wallace for the heads up):
Frankfurther Allgemeine has an article by Paul Zanker on the Imperial fora (this one's in English, but has a scary wrap)(thanks to Birgitta Hoffmann for the heads up):
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L'Hebdo (a Swiss newspaper) has an article (in French) on the suggestion that a bust of Marcus Aurelius might be Julian (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads up):
(the article doesn't include a photo of the bust, but there's one at
Ananova (formerly the Press Association) tells of a project to restore Atilla the Hun's palace:
Eurekalert points us to a project which is making a number of Islamic medieval medical manuscripts available on the web:
The Irish Times has an interesting feature on the Crusades:
The Telegraph has an interesting feature in its Connected section: a timeline of inventions (watch the wrap):
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Independent reports on a scholar's suggestion that he knows where the Vikings' Vinland was:
MSNBC has a report on excavations to reveal what happened during the 'lean times' at Jamestown:
Fox has a report on excavations to look into Indianapolis' Black history:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
An interesting article on what Virgil might inspire someone to do:
A piece in the Dallas Morning News has an interesting comment on Latin:
The Montreal Gazette has a piece on why Latin used to be useful (which is not the conventional view) and what has replaced it:
FOLLOWUPS
More on the discoveries in Abukir Bay:
As for Zeugma, there are a couple of good things to say ... there has been a reprieve of ten days or so given to the inundation of the lower city; in addition, there is going to be a massive excavation effort in the upper city, which won't be under water until October or thereabouts:
More on the discovery of a lost city in Peru:
SAGAS
More Elgin Marbles stuff (some editorial -- watch the wrap on the Telegraph pieces):
BOOK REVIEWS
Also in Frankfurter Allgemeine (and in English) is a review of Accardo et al *Marc Aurel. Der Reiter auf dem Kapitol* (again, watch the wrap) (again, thanks to Birgitta Hoffmann for the heads up):
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Volume 3, Issue 5 -- June 4, 2000
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Plenty happening this week:
Two items strike me as qualifiying as 'big news', although they aren't receiving equal coverage. The first is the discovery by Goddio and his crew of what appears to be the submerged remains of the cities of Herakleion, Canopis, and Menouthis in Abukir Bay (most of the coverage comprises variations on AP and/or Reuters stories ... the Times of London coverage was a 'web special' and has photos etc.; BBC coverage is pretty good as well):
The second is the discovery of a lost city in Peru, although it seems to be only getting minimal coverage from the news sources:
OLD WORLD NEWS
The Times of London also reports on some recently-discovered petroglyphs in France:
The Telegraph reports on damage done to Silbury Hill by recent rains (watch the wrap):
Two items in the Irish Times refer to danger to various archaeological sites in the face of various building projects:
The Hindu reports on restructuring at the Archaeological Survey of India:
NEW WORLD NEWS
The Washington Post reports on the discovery of some very old and possibly ancient canoes in Florida:
The Miami Herald reports on what excavations at a sinkhole in Florida has been turning up:
CLASSICISTS' CORNER
Some items in the press which will appeal especially to the Classicists among us include Wilfred Stroh's reading of Book 4 of the Aeneid (in Latin) as part of Ohio University's 'Panathenaia' (thanks to William Owens for the heads up) (requires RealPlayer):
The Bergen Record has a feature on Dorothy Belle Pollack, a one-woman outreach machine:
The Courier Press has a nice feature on retiring Latin teacher Jane Ann Reinitz (watch the wrap):
A feature on the revival of Latin in Cleveland:
BOOK REVIEWS
The LATimes has a review of A.D. Marcus *The View from Nebo: How Archaeology is Rewriting the Bible and Reshaping the Middle East*:
The San Francisco Chronicle has a review (sort of) of A. Mayor's *The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times*
The Lebanon Star has a review (again, sort of) of the third revised edition of *Byblos Through the Ages*:
SAGAS
The Greek president was in Canada this week and Canadian Classical archaeologists might be surprised/dismayed/heartened to know that our government apparently is backing Greece's claim to have the Elgin Marbles returned to them (the story is buried in a long account of the president's visit ... it's the first article on the following page):
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Discovering Archaeology has a number of items of interest this week, including features on the 'cradle of agriculture', Ancient Petra, revisionism in regards to an ancient Syrian goddess, and stuff about the tv-opening of the Barhariyah tombs. Access to all from:
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Sorry for the delay today folks ... internet difficulties this a.m. (P.S. We'll miss you, Rocket!)
Not a lot of news, but a lot of coverage of a couple of items:
The big news of the week seems to be the excavation at Tell Hamoukar, which is pushing back the date for the creation of 'civilization'. Here's more coverage than you can shake your trowel at (thanks to John Carr and Louis Okin for some of what follows):
The Turkish Cypriot press has a brief item on the discovery of a 5th century B.C.E. cemetery:
Inside Denver has a nice feature on Paolo Visona and his excavation of what is possibly Mamertion:
The Times of London has a touristy piece on various amphitheatres which are found in the blessed realm:
The Times of India has a report on the discovery of an Ashoka stupa in India (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads up):
ABCNews reports that there might be more tests on the Shroud of Turin (thanks to 'Sujazz" for the heads up):
EXHIBITS
The San Francisco Examiner has a report on an exhibit at SFSU on Daily Life in Ancient Rome:
The Art Newspaper has a report on and exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem which features various artifacts documenting the early history of Christianity:
FOLLOWUPS
The big followup news is the reportage which came hot on the heels of Fox's "Opening of the Tombs" special last week (which I missed, because it was a long weekend in Canada and so I thought Tuesday was actually Monday ... d'oh!). Here's all kinds of coverage, including (at the end) a link to Fox's own coverage (which has some video, but not, apparently, the whole two hour special) and a link to Zahi Hawass' site, which has more on the Barhariyah Oasis discoveries:
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Volume 3, Issue 3 -- May 21, 2000
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The big news of the week appears to be the discovery of a Mayan city in Guatemala (I was literally flooded with stories from loyal intrepid readers, far too numerous to mention individually, but thanks!):
OLD WORLD NEWS
Coming in a close second for 'major news' is the discovery of an iron age village in England which boasted two storey homes and evidence of decent stonemasonry:
The Derbyshire Times has a nice little report on the discovery -- by some schoolkids doing an environmental project -- of a major Neolithic site (thanks to Sue Quick for the heads up):
Arabia.com has a tantalizingly brief note on the discovery of some Old Kingdom tombs near Memphis:
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Northern Light has a couple of Xinhua pieces on the ongoing flood of archaeological discoveries in China:
Science Daily has a nice review/press release on a major new work on the real, non-idyllic life of ancient pacific islanders:
NEW WORLD NEWS
Northern Light brings an AP report on evidence of a pre-Revolutionary English settlement in Florida:
The Arizona Star has an interesting feature on packrat middens:
There are some conflicting reports on the effects of the Los Alamos fire on archaeological sites:
FOLLOWUPS
News continues to come in about Belkis/Zeugma (thanks to Bill Kennedy for the heads up on one of these):
... as does various approaches to criticizing/praising the movie Gladiator (this week the emphasis seems to be on the historicity of the film):
Discovering Archaeology has a nice little feature on the 'camel tombs' of Oman:
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A nice mix, but mostly followups:
LIVE EVENT (sort of)
Yesterday the Exploratorium site did a live CT Scan of a mummy and it's still available today. Go to the following url and click on the thing claiming to link to a live broadcast (requires RealPlayer):
OLD WORLD NEWS
The big news of the week appears to be the discovery of homo erectus fossils in the Caucasus, which pushes back by a couple of hundred million years the time when human-like species left Africa (thanks to Bill Kennedy and Karen C. for some of the following):
Also on the paleolithic side of things, the BBC reports on the discovery of a very old 'tool factory':
Northern Light brings a couple of Xinhua reports on recent discoveries in China:
The Times of London reports on one of the spinoffs of the popularity of Gladiator ... the Colosseum is going to be refurbished a bit for use as a theatre:
The Times also reports that someone has figured out how Archimedes' "death ray" worked:
The Zenit news agency (?) reports on the discovery of a cave in Turkey, with plenty of frescoes depicting St. Paul and various other early Christian personalities:
Chennai Online reports on the discovery of some ancient statuary in India (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads up):
The Times of London also reports that Stonehenge will be open for the first time in a decade on the Solstice:
The Telegraph reports that the team which worked on preserving the Mary Rose will be offering their expertise to the world (watch the wrap):
NEW WORLD NEWS
The New York Times has a feature on the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows (no relation):
The Bergen Record reportson the discovery of the headless remains of the conquistador Cordoba (thanks to Karen C. for the heads up):
The Deseret News has a piece on older remains which were found during the search for a Pony Express post:
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FoxNews has a report on an expedition to raise the Hunley:
FOLLOWUPS
Plenty of sources are reporting on the threat to the site of Belkis (Zeugma) by rising dam waters (lots of stuff is being discovered in the emergency excavation):
Discovery.com has a feature on the 'hotel' found at Pompeii reported last week:
ABCNews has a nice feature on the clothing worn by Venus figurines:
The Washington Times has a feature on the Smithsonian's Viking exhibition:
OBITUARY
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Explorator 3.1 correction
Here's a corrected url (thanks to Perlina Varon for catching this ... cutting and pasting continues to be my nemesis):
The New York Times has a feature on how the site of Belkis is being
threatened by rising waters:
Apologies all around ...
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Our third year begins with a good variety of stuff:
OLD WORLD NEWS
The big news of the week appears to be the discovery that humans may have migrated up the coast of Africa rather than taking the 'Nile route' (thanks to Bill Kennedy for the heads up)(watch the wrap in some cases):
Also qualifying as rather big news would be the discovery of what is described as a "five star hotel" in Pompeii (watch the wrap in some cases):
The Sunday Times has an article on the 'thumbs down' gesture in the arena (which doesn't even mention Wallace-Hadrill!):
The Sydney Morning Herald has a conventional feature on the Colosseum:
The New York Times has a feature on how the site of Belkis is being threatened by rising waters:
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Also getting a lot of press (again) is the suggestion that Napoleon might have been poisoned:
NEW WORLD NEWS
ABCNews has a nice piece on what recent research into the Inca Mummies has revealed (thanks to Michael Ruggieri for the heads up):
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
Time Magazine has a nice cover article on the Vikings:
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Egypt Revealed has a short piece on how Egyptian religion spread across the Mediterranean:
SAGAS
A researcher has suggested that Lord Elgin's letters might ultimately solve the problem of the Elgin marbles (yeah ... right):
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