December 11, 2010
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Tantalizingly vague item from Daily News (Sri Lanka): Remains of harbours used by ancient Chinese and Roman ships have been discovered in excavations carried out in the North and the East by the Archaeological Department National Heritage Minister Jagath Balasuriya said. He was addressing officials of the five Departments under him and media at the…
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I’ll point directly to ArchNews’ post on this since all of the source material (including some reactions from archaeologists) is in German and they provide a useful summary … I wonder if Nemesis is stretching her wings: Austrian-German media manager plundered UNESCO world heritage site of Palmyra | ArchNews.
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Some interesting comments by Stephanie Dray: Teen Celebs of the Augustan Age by Stephanie Dray | Bookalicious.
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Image via Wikipedia Tip o’ the pileus to Richard Campbell for pointing this one out … Sands of Time is one of those online art dealers who regularly sell ancient items and currently they’re offering a very interesting little mosaic which is labelled as first century A.D. and “possibly” coming from Volubilis. So far, nothing…
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Here’s an interesting detail about Mr Assange that just popped into my mailbox: Mr. Assange’s exploits were detailed in a 1997 book he co-authored called Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier. The book chronicles some of the most notorious hacking incidents of the 1980s and 90s – back when Mr.…
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