L’art gallo romain
An excellent French site with pictures of Gallo-Roman artifacts, including glass (beautiful!), tablets, inscriptions, statuary, and more. Thorough site.
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I just tried seaching for Epona using a new search engine, ChaCha. Interspersed with the results were sponsored ads posing as search results. That really ticked me off. If I want to see ads, then put them on the side, but do not confuse the frickin’ ads in with the actual search results. I do…
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,…
Another article on the Yorkshire chariot burial
This article indicates that the chariot burial took place about 300 BCE, while the huge feast remais are from about 200 CE, during the time of Roman occupation. The dig originally took place in December 2003 during roadwork on the A1 outside of East Yorkshire. Secret from the Tomb of the unknown warrior Related Images:
Recent Books on Equine Archaeology/History
I’ve been looking for current publications on equine archaeology and history. You would be surprised what is out there! I found four books that covered proceedings from the International Council for Archaeozoology meeting in Durham, UK, 2002. It sounds like it would have been an awesome conference. Equids in time and space, edited by Marjan…
On vacation
On vacation from May 14-25, so not very many posts. Working on research. Related Images:
Leavin’ On a Jet Plane…
In 10 minutes, I’m leaving work for a trip that I have been anticipating for months: I’m going to France on a research trip with my coauthor. We’re meeting in Paris and then will be staying at a house owned by an archaeology professor I know (awesome lady). This house is on an Epona find…