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EXPLORATOR
Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
Volume 3, Issue 17-- August 27, 2000
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Editor's note: Depending on your mail software, some urls may wrap
(especially those from the Telegraph) which will require you to rebuild the
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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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