Hodie est a.d. XI Ian. 2775 AUC ~ 29 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- PHOTO / Presented archaeological finds found in the area of the Valbandon port. The marble head of Apollo is the most valuable find – Voice of Istria
- Ancient Greek coins intercepted in Chicago returned to Greece
- ‘Robbing from the cultural heritage of a nation’: Feds return ancient Greek coins seized at O’Hare
- Sizewell C archaeological dig team make rare finds | East Anglian Daily Times
- Stolen 8th century BC jug returned to Cyprus, KNEWS
- The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world
- Gelderland Roman temple complex yields 80,000 artifacts – DutchNews.nl
- The Bronze Age city in Iraq gifted to archeology by drought – DW – 06/13/2022
In Case You Missed It
- Recovered artifact showcased at Epigraphic Museum | eKathimerini.com
- Protective gold idols and ‘rejuvenating’ amulets found in ancient Egyptian burials | Live Science
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Libyans / Africans: Tacitus on Tacfarinas and on Numidian, Maurian, and Musulamian resistance (early second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Books in Beta | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Solstice | Greek Myth Comix
- Seneca Admits: Giving Gifts Ain’t Easy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Mary’s Pregnancy and Joseph’s Dream: the Protoevangelium of James Continues – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Finds recovered in Lancashire Museum Store Investigation
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Quis sum? Provincialis? Manifestations identitaires dans le cadre supra-civique. Les identités provinciales et régionales
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Naming and Mapping the Gods in the Ancient Mediterranean: Spaces, Mobilities, Imaginaries
- The Disappearance Of Robustus | The Historian’s Hut
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Prehistoric burial with 6 ankle bracelets found in France
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Doing a Deal on the Leomisnster Hoard
- Simon de Makkabeeër – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Lecture on the Newark Holy Stones
- Looting Matters: Homecoming and the Stern Collection
- Looting Matters: Christos Doumas on Cycladic Forgeries
- Pandemic inequalities – Network for Working-Class Classicists
- OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism: What Color Was Papyrus?
- Minerva seated – Liv Mariah Yarrow
Other Blog-like Publications
- Group of tombs came to light at Tell Al-Deir
- The Vatican returns three fragments from the Parthenon
- The Betrothal of Mary and Joseph in the Bible
- An extremely Rare Half-Shekel Coin From Year Three of the Great Revolt discovered – Arkeonews
- Tacfarinas Made Rome Realize It Had To Fight Like The Enemy To Win
- 2000-year-old burial cave linked to Salome from nativity – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
67 million people currently inhabit the United Kingdom – but what do we know about the original, first Britons? It’s no secret when looking back into pre-history that it was a time of mass migration for animals and people alike, but who were our early inhabitants, and what can we learn about them? In this episode of The Ancients, Professor Chris Stringer returns to the podcast to shine a light on this mysterious part of prehistory. Looking back across millions of years, Chris helps us delve into our distant ancestors’ pasts, and illuminates what they were really like. Looking at the latest archaeological and scientific research, what can we know about the first traces of hominin activity on the British Isles?
Dr. Theodore “Ted” Tarkow, a professor emeritus of Classics at the University of Missouri, joins Lexie to discuss how advising conversations differ when serving as a Dean rather than regular faculty, his philosophy behind the college “sophomore slump”, and his thoughts on the greatest future struggles for Classics & humanities. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!
Fresh Youtubery
- New Evidence for Thera Eruption Tsunamis at Çeşme – Bağlararası in western Anatolia – YouTube | British School at Athens
- ConfL’arrivo di Enea presso Evandro sul Palatino. Riconciliare Greci e Troiani in età augustea – YouTube | Parco Colosseo
- Ladies Dancing Etymology – YouTube | Alliterative
- Funeral of a Roman Soldier #shorts – YouTube | Invicta
- Sofia Torallas Tovar | Egyptians in Athens: Following the Trails of Words – YouTube | The Oriental Institute
Book Reviews
- AJA ~ A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt: Artefacts of Everyday Life By Ellen Swift, Jo Stoner, and April Pudsey. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2022.
- AJA ~ The Painted Tetrarchic Reliefs of Nicomedia: Uncovering the Colourful Life of Diocletian’s Forgotten Capital By Tuna S. Ağtürk (Studies in Classical Archaeology 12). Turnhout: Brepols 2021.
- AJA ~ Metal Finds and Coins: Final Publications from the Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project II Edited by Achim Lichtenberger and Rubina Raja (Jerash Papers 7). Turnhout: Brepols 2020. also Glass, Lamps, and Jerash Bowls: Final Publications from the Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project II Edited by Achim Lichtenberger and Rubina Raja (Jerash Papers 8). Turnhout: Brepols 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
- Etruscan Spina – ‘great Mediterranean port’ on show – Culture – ANSAMed.it
- A gateway to Vergina’s ancient treasures | eKathimerini.com
- James Romm · At the British Library: Alexander the Great · LRB 5 January 2023
- The thousand faces of Heinrich Schliemann, the man who ‘discovered’ Troy | Culture | EL PAÍS English Edition
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Unsung Pioneer Women in the Archaeology of Greece
- Hellenistic UAB – Ancient Macedonian Studies Year Alexander 2023
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics | Society for Classical Studies
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- How Was Winter Solstice Celebrated in Ancient Greece?
- Ancient Greeks Predicted Robots, Claims Stanford Historian
- What language did Jesus speak? – The New European
- When Alexander the Great Met Diogenes the Cynic
Diversions
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
- Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
- Sortes Virgilianae (English)
- Sortes Virgilianae (Latin)
- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends a hot summer with an abundance of crops.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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