August 15, 2011
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From the IAA: A Rare Statue of Hercules was exposed at Horvat Tarbenet in the Jezreel Valley in excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority, within the framework of the Jezreel Valley Railway project, directed by the Israel National Roads Company. A marble statue of Hercules from the second century CE was uncovered in excavations the…
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Very interesting feature from Kathimerini: Archaeologists have many tools at their disposal these days, from handpicks and sharp triangular trowels for excavation to sophisticated computer-graphic software and high-tech laboratory processes for virtual reconstruction and date determination. But the most basic, powerful equipment in the diverse archaeological toolkit remains the imagination. With the ancient landscape in…
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I’m kind of confused about how Didaskalia operates … a while back, we posted their ‘latest issue’s’ TOC, but it appears that some things have been added in the meantime … here’s one set of new items (their description): We are pleased to present a collection of pieces (8.07–8.11), organized by former Didaskalia editor Jane…
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From an item in the Scotsman: WHEN westen civilisation began, it was in the Agora, or marketplace, of Athens. There, in the Golden Age of Athenian democracy, about 450 years before the birth of Christ, Socrates – the man who, remember, thought the unexamined life not worth living – would contribute his pennyworth to discussions…
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Yesterday’s posts: The Neglect of Rome’s Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture (2008-11), the City of Rome (2005 -11): Basilica ai Fori Imperiali, rubate due tele del’ 600. SS. Cosma e Domiano: rubati due dipinti del Seicento. Corriere della Sera (05/05/2006), p. 1. August 14, 2011 Martin G. Conde Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri…
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