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Catalogs and categories of Epona artifacts
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 has a different way of arranging cans so…
Store from ancient Pompeii reopens
Now here is an heirloom seed seeker’s daydream: an herbal shop has reopened in Pompeii. Their stock includes seeds and plants that might have been offered at the herbal shop in the same location two thousand years ago. The new store, a product of a collaboration between biologists, botanists, archaeologists, and others, is discussed in…
Book on Belgic Gaul and Aquitania
On a mailing list I’m on, one of the members posted a notice about the following book. It looks pretty interesting. Not too terribly expensive. I’m going to see if I can get the book through interlibrary loan. I am very interested in seeing the discussions on temple design. From the Oxbow Web site (UK…
EPONA.net: Web site updated!
My co-author visited from May 14-25. During that time, we worked on the artifact catalog and on reorganizing and rewriting several pages on the Web site. (Thank you to everyone who provided feed-back. It was very helpful!) The updates are now live. Comments and suggestions are welcome. EPONA.net, A Scholarly Resource Related Images:
Remembering an Exhibit
A while back, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History had an exhibit about Stabiae, called In Stabiano. (Stabiae was a small resort town near Pompeii and Herculaneum when Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E.) The exhibit was widely advertised on television and online. I managed to be in Washington, DC, on a business trip shortly…
Chariot find is a victory for Scots
Interesting that so many of the chariot burials found in the UK have been in Yorkshire (19 total, all of them, except for one found near Edinburgh , according to this article). No pictures in the article, unfortunately. 2400 year old grave. Chariot find is a victory for Scots by Martin Wainwright, Thursday March 10,…