Archaeology
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Not sure how long this one will be up on Youtube, so it might be a good idea to watch it now … my review follows: We’ll begin by noting that when this one first appeared on the BBC a week or two ago, it seemed to be universally-panned by folks on twitter and facebook.…
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The Guardian seems to be alone in covering this one in English, but (as we shall see) what is being touted as a ‘new discovery’ has been in the process of excavation for at least three years now. Here’s the Guardian‘s coverage: Archaeologists who have completed the excavation of a 900-seat arts centre under one…
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You know it’s going to be a strange day when the most responsible coverage of a major find is from the Daily Mail … here are the pertinent bits: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman theatre – dating back 2,000 years. Dr Paul Wilkinson, founder of the Kent Archaeological Field School, believes it…
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Ages ago when I first started gathering news items and the like to share in various fora, I subscribed to the Athens News Agency feeds … as they were subscribed via a very old email address (which is basically a spamtrap now) I didn’t pay much attention to them any more but out of curiosity…
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Okay … this one has me confused. From New Scientist comes the ‘rebranding’ spin: EVEN ancient cities knew about rebranding. Troy was destroyed by war about 3200 years ago – an event that may have inspired Homer to write the Iliad, 400 years later. But the famous city rose again, reinventing itself to fit a…
