I was hoping that gaming and stuff might provide some distractions and instead I ended up signing up for a free class at Coursera called “Archaeology’s Dirty Little Secrets.” It looks awesome. I’ve always wanted to take classes in archaeology and never had the chance when I...
A friend of mine recently asked me if the categorization of Epona artifacts used on Epona.net was original to Nantonos and I. The short answer is that, no, every author who has studied Epona artifacts has created their own categories. It’s like organizing a pantry: each cook...
Today I read an article in the Boston web site about an additional 209 acres being added to a expand a battlefield park: Saving a Civil War legacy in Shenandoah Valley – The Boston Globe Posted using ShareThis I grew up near Manassas, Virginia, and spent a...
The History Blog has a good brief peice on the history of Greek and Roman hairstyles. Some good illustrations, too. It never ceases to amaze me that some things in the ancient world are well documented, and others are not. It’s possible to define possible date ranges...
If the rome had the internet….Hysterical list of what might have happened. read more | digg story Related Images:
Even though this find is later than my own period of interest (100 BCE to 400 CE), there are some interesting elements described. University of British Columbia archaeologists have dug up a mystery worthy of Indiana Jones, one that includes a tomb, skeletons and burial rites with...
Tis the season for this particular season. The finds in the article below are interesting — especially since the finds date to as late as the 1950s. Macabre evidence of age-old spells surfaces in an archaeologist’s front yard. Witchcraft, the rituals of a number of pagan belief...
Here are the image from the article about the restored frescoes in Ostia Antica, Italy. Amazingly preserved. read more | digg story Related Images:
Officials in Ostia Antica hope that the decade-long restoration of four dwellings will focus new attention on this once-bustling port west of Rome. read more | digg story Related Images:
From the builders of this unique offering: As timber engineers, we do get asked to build a lot of unusual things – things which other framing companies couldn’t even attempt. This was, perhaps, one of the more unusual. The ballista was successfully built and managed to fire...
It is interesting when something considered as stable as carbon dating gets reevaluated. What might this mean for archaeologists who use carbon dating on artifacts? As a consequence of the findings, changes in 13C/12C records need to be reevaluated, conclusions regarding changes in the reservoirs of carbon...
Britons may be more vulnerable to Aids due to the Roman invasion, new findings suggest. read more | digg story Related Images:
CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, Italy – Over several centuries, millions of tourists have visited Pompeii to acquaint themselves with the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that began on Aug. 24, 79 A.D. But while it’s the most famous eruption site, the ancient Roman city 15 miles south of...
Archaeologists have uncovered a small – but vital – clue to the use of a chariot in Moray. The presence of a chariot (or peices for one) indicates the high status of the people who lived 2,000 years ago in the two roundhouses currently being excavated. A...
Hadrian’s campaigns throughout the Roman Empire helped secure its borders. His marketing campaigns made sure he was one of the most well known emperors. This article describes his campaigns, some of the reasons behind them, as well as how these campaigns impacted both the Romans and the...
The American Association of Museums (AAM) has established standards for museum acquisition of archaeological material and ancient art. These new standards emphasize proper provenance of and transparency. read more | digg story Related Images:
There are days like Sunday where so much happens it makes your head spin. I met two friends at Barnes and Noble in the evening. We sat in the book store for three hours taking about Roman archaeology, giggling over the “research” (or severe lack thereof) in...
