March 2011
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Top 10 Plundered Artifacts →
“History is big business. Plundered art and antiquities trade to the tune of at least $3 billion a year, much to the chagrin of nations struggling to reclaim their lost artifacts. In honor of a recent spat between the Egyptian government and the Louvre museum in Paris over the fate of fresco fragments, TIME examines 10 plundered antiquities and the conflicts they’ve created.”...
Six Nations 2011: Stadio Flaminio dig to reveal... →
archaeology:
As a former rugger myself, I just love this.
‘The archaeologist stares down into the enormous hole that edges up to the back of Rome’s rugby stadium and gestures helplessly. “Make no mistake, this Roman necropolis we have found stretches right under the pitch.”
‘Marina Piranomonte is talking about the Stadio Flaminio, after seeing how the “City of the Dead” she has dug up behind...
February 2011
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“odi et amo. quare id faciam, fortasse requiris?
nescio, sed fieri sentio et...”
– Catullus, Carmen 85
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“…solus hic inflexit sensus animumque labantem impulit. Agnosco veteris...”
– Vergil’s the Aeneid, Book 4 (22-23), Dido speaking to her sister, Anna, about her love for Aeneas.
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Ice Age Child Found in Prehistoric Alaskan Home →
“In what’s now central Alaska, one of the first Americans—only three years old at the time—was laid to rest in a pit inside his or her house 11,500 years ago, a new excavation reveals.
The ancient home site and human remains—the oldest known in subarctic North America—provide an unprecedented glimpse into the daily lives of Ice Age Americans, scientists say.
What’s more, if the...
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"Forget Mandarin; Latin Is The Key To Success," by... →
spanishleather:
preach.
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Australopithecus afarensis bone could change story... →
“The bone is additional evidence that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient human ancestor who lived around 3 million years ago, spent most of its time walking, instead of climbing trees like chimps.”
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vagabooned asked: Hey love your blog. I'm also at Hunter! Considering an Archaeology/Anthropology major :]
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Art Project by Google →
so cool! there isn’t too much ancient Roman/Greek stuff (it doesn’t have the Metropolitan’s Greek and Roman wing…it does have the Egyptian galleries, though), but it is very awesome no less!
“Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.”
modernclassics asked: Where do you practice archaeology? Are you a current grad student? I've applied to programs for early medieval archaeology, and love your stuff!
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Prehistoric Cemetery Reveals Man and Fox Were Pals →
“Before dog was man’s best friend, we might have kept foxes as pets, even bringing them with us into our graves, scientists now say…”
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Field Schools 2011! →
Just in case any of you are interested in applying to a field school for this summer! I’m applying to a few, mostly Etruscan sites!
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veni. vidi. vici.: Something interesting. →
endlessponders:
ROME (Reuters) – Call it the eternal embrace.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other.
“It’s an extraordinary case,” said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova. “There has not been a double…
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stars-that-fill-polluted-skies- asked: I love your blog :) I am so inspired by Greco-Roman culture.
