Unfortunately, this has been a week filled with construction not writing or exploring history and archaeology on the web. Our master bathroom is coming along, but I’ll be very glad to have peace and quiet again. Deciding on tile details and all the other problems that arise during a project like this are not my favorite thing. The tile work is all done and looks great. As you can see from the photo, we’re a long way from done, however. Our wandering toilet really needs to go back to its proper place.
Here are some posts from around the web that I enjoyed this week when I wasn’t sorting out construction issues:
Aeneas’s trip from the fallen Troy to Italy: archaeologists will follow in Aeneas’s footsteps in replicas of the ancient ships. This time the goal isn’t to found a “new civilization but to make the Mediterranean a sea of culture, history and peace.” The project will set sail from the ancient city of Antrandrus to Castro, Italy, making the same stops as Aeneas. Not much mention of the replica ships in this post–how are they getting that together? Seems like a key piece which isn’t addressed much in all the getting cities together to present what they’ll do in their towns as part of this project. This is a tourism-building project primarily, but I’m still rooting for it, but I want to see the ships! Click here for Daily Sabah “Following in Trojan Hero’s Footsteps in Replicas of Ancient Ships”
Archaeological dig at the Anglo-Saxon castle of Bamburgh reveals a cosmopolitan court, drawing together people from all over Britain and northern Europe—not quite what people typically think of Anglo-Saxon. While the majestic castle visible today is Norman and largely rebuilt in the 18th and 20th centuries, underneath lies evidence of the pre-Viking world of the Anglo-Saxons, from early Roman alliances to later power as the primary seat of the north. Quite intriguing. Feels like walking into the pages of Game of Thrones gone realistic. Click here for Archaeology Magazine “Stronghold of the Kings in the North”
Yes, I was disappointed there wasn’t more information about the ships–the article does pass over that in a rather breezy fashion. Are they planning to cut down the trees in the Kybele Forest. And will they have the same ‘crews’ Aeneas had, oarsmen and such? Who will make up these crews? Will they have GPS? Women sailors???
I think they should appoint you captain in place of the long gone Aeneas. But we won’t make you carry anyone out of a burning Troy first.
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