October 7, 2011
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Seen on various lists but I think Tony Keen may have mentioned this one to me personally as well: Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Foundation Conference 29 June – 1 July 2013 At The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Guests of Honour/Plenary Speakers: Edith Hall, Nick…
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I thought we had blogged this before and bewailed the lack of a photo of the mosaic … if so, I can’t find it in my pre-coffee haze. Whatever the case, Focus-Fen has an interview with Dimitar Yankov on the mosaic: Focus: Mr Yankov, the mosaic you discovered – what had it been part of,…
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Dr Greene is the new Roman Archaeology prof at Western … from the Western News: Elizabeth Greene has spent the best part of the last decade in the hills of northern England playing in the dirt. And she can’t think of a better way to earn a living. “It’s just cool and fun digging in…
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Things that caught my eye last evening: Women banned from the Olympic Games! – Katherine Roberts October 6, 2011 Katherine Roberts Alexandria (by Lindsey Davis) (audio book) October 6, 2011 (Juliette) Get Sparked by the Humanities October 6, 2011 April DeConick Ex Symes Pieces at Auction October 6, 2011 Dorothy King Tatiana Warsher and the…
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From Focus-Fen: Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki have seized “priceless” antiquities of “major archaeological value”, arresting two suspects, officials said late on Thursday. Officers recovered more than 70 items dating to the late 6th century BC, include four helmets, gold funerary masks, a glass perfume vial, clay idols, metal vessels, pieces of…
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