2018-2019 AZ Historical Novel Society Calendar
2018-2019 AZ Historical Novel Society Calendar
Roundup of Archaeology and History September 15-21
My round up of archaeology and history: a sad wolf mummy, a new sphinx and some miniature Neolithic masks and the tale they tell.
Roundup of Archaeology and History September 8-14
Some posts I enjoyed this week, including Babylonian omens in lunar eclipses, the true demise of the Library of Alexandria, early cultic finds at the Cretan palace of Zominthos and sleuthing out a fake cuneiform tablet.
Roundup of Archaeology and History September 1-7
Bronze Age Minoan graves uncover intriguing bling and the oldest cheese-making evidence
Roundup of Archaeology and History August 25-31
My roundup of history and archaeology: from a Greek helmet to uncovered Venus and Bronze Age salt mines.
Roundup of Archaeology and History August 18-24
My roundup of history and archaeology: On Crete a humble untouched Bronze Age tomb gives insight into the “regular” folk and in Egypt an early mummy gives up its embalming recipe
Review of The Year-God’s Daughter by Rebecca Lochlann
My review of The Year-God’s Daughter by Rebecca Lochlann. Lochlann takes her reader into the mythic, mystical world of Minoan Crete with vibrancy and power.
Roundup of Archaeology and History August 11 – August 17
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: a 4th c BCE pebble mosaic of cupid and swans, “ancient baking” of cuneiform pop-tarblets, an upcoming novel of Troy and Briseis by Man Booker winner Pat Barker
Roundup of Archaeology and History July 28-August 3
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: New Bronze Age Cyprus finds that reveal sudden departure of inhabitants in the face of acute danger and a ‘Romeo & Juliet’ burial along with a chariot driven by 2 sacrificed horses fr Bronze Age Kazakhstan
Roundup of Archaeology and History July 21-July 27
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: Geophysical survey reveals 15 more temples and 200 standing stones at Turkey’s Göbeklitepe Neolithic site and the most disappointing Egyptian sarcophagus ever reveals its sealed contents.