My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: Faience head of Biblical king found in Israel w/ compelling expression, “Even Homer Nods” poetry inspired by the Iliad, new Pompeii finds despite dig moratorium
My roundup of history and archaeology: in Turkey a saint’s shrine turns out to be tomb of ancient Greek athlete, in Pompeii newly excavated skeleton was crushed by stone as he escaped, follow up find under said skeleton-his coin purse & what it shows about his class & social standing
My round up of history and archaeology: new confirmation drought contributed to end of Mycenaeans, Spanish galleon shipwreck with treasure found, new frescoes from Pompeii excavated
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: Bronze helmet of the sort worn by Greek hoplites in the 5th century found in the Black Sea region and the earliest horse bit in the Near East found dating to 2700 BCE
Here’s my weekly roundup of history and archaeology: Letters to the editor by some iconic writers, an archaeologist’s dream find in Kurdish Iraq–written evidence of the name of the city, the earliest evidence of the alphabet found in an Egyptian tomb
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: Blackbeard’s pirate book club, Byzantine mosaic returned to Cyprus, 550 year old mass child sacrifice discovered in Peru
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: forgotten limestone carving of Hatshepsut turns up in storage in Wales, wacky anti-history and anti-archaeology show on the Travel Channel, a horse burial in Sudan reveals high value on horses among Kushites and Egyptians
My weekly roundup of archaeology and history: Ancient games, a Roman sundial and Amazons
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology (and this week Greek Mythology, both ancient and modern reinterpretations): Review of Stephen Fry’s Mythos on Eidolon, a discussion of 10 novels that use Greek myth on Signature and the transformation of dice across history and what it shows about human beliefs.
My roundup of history and archaeology: Talking Troy: Fall of a City, interpreting Egyptian tomb paintings & excavations on the island of Keros Greece
