February 2011
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Egypt sees massive looting of antiquities →
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Today’s news of looting and vandalism of Egyptian sites and museums comes from Upper Egypt. Time to start focusing on the Thebes and Saqqara areas.
‘According to antiquities official Mohamed Megahed, “immense damages to Abusir and Saqqara” were reported. Looters allegedly have gone into tombs that had been sealed and destroyed much of the tombs and took artifacts.
‘“Only the...
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Lovers are Lunatics: Update on the identity of the... →
archaeology:
There have been wildly varying accounts of who the looters/vandals actually were. Here is one report, from Egyptology News:
The German newsaper Der Tagesspiegel (thanks Homer) via Google Translatesays that the director of the Egyptian Museum, Wafaa el-Saddik, has told one…
and the world continues to makes sense.
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Digital Roman Forum →
Really neat mapping and digital remodeling project coming out of UCLA. You can browse pictures of various buildings and also different reconstruction images that they have made in panoramic views.
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Classical Archaeology News: Understanding museum... →
archaeology:
Just a couple of quick thoughts about why the Egyptian Museum might have been the focus of looting and damage by those rioting in Cairo over the past few days.
As one of my links below states, two mummies have been damaged. There are other reports, coming from Zahi Hawass, that those mummies…
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Thumbs Up to Canada on this one →
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Pompeii’s Problems Reflect Longstanding Neglect →
“The collapses at Pompeii have become a metaphor for Italy’s political instability and its inability to care for its cultural heritage. There have been calls for the resignation of the culture minister, Sandro Bondi, and investigators are beginning to address questions about the management of recent restoration efforts. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or...
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How to Tell Fossil’s Sex? Well, the Egg Is a Clue →
priskillingly:
“Scientists have found a 160-million-year-old preserved fossil of a pterosaur, along with one of its eggs. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles of various sizes that coexisted with dinosaurs from the late Triassic to the Cretaceous period.”
How did I miss this?! :D !!!
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“Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. - Be patient and tough; some day...”
– Ovid (via goodmorningsunsh1ne)
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chemical analysis confirms discovery of oldest... →
commonunity:
“Analysis by a UCLA-led team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of the oldest complete wine production facility ever found, including grape seeds, withered grape vines, remains of pressed grapes, a rudimentary wine press, a clay vat apparently used for fermentation, wine-soaked potsherds, and even a cup and drinking bowl. The facility, which dates back to roughly 4100 B.C. —...
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Theban Mapping Project →
Interactive maps, videos, and excavation pictures of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt
“Discover each tomb in the Valley in this interactive Atlas. Investigate a database of information about each tomb, view a compilation of more than 2000 images, interact with models of each tomb, and measure, pan, and zoom over 250 detailed maps, elevations, and sections. Experience sixty-five narrated...
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Roman rise and fall 'recorded in trees' →
archaeology:
‘An extensive study of tree growth rings says there could be a link between the rise and fall of past civilisations and sudden shifts in Europe’s climate.
‘A team of researchers based their findings on data from 9,000 wooden artifacts from the past 2,500 years.
‘They found that periods of warm, wet summers coincided with prosperity, while political turmoil occurred during times...
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Egypt asks Berlin to return Nefertiti bust →
…and the never ending quarrel of ‘ownership’ continues!
“CAIRO – Egypt’s top archaeologist has formally requested the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti that has been in a Berlin museum for decades, the latest move in his eight-year-old campaign to bring home ancient artifacts spirited out of the country during colonial times.
The bust dates back...
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dux femina facti
“the leader of the action/deed (was) a woman” or “a woman was leader of the deed” or even ”the leader of the deed: woman” A famous (and one of my favorites) quotation from Vergil’s Aeneid concerning Dido, the queen of Carthage.