Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom 11/21-27
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Christopher Columbus & syphilis, agriculture & migrations reflected in ancient European DNA, interesting Pompeii facts, tour Petra fr yr desk.
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Christopher Columbus & syphilis, agriculture & migrations reflected in ancient European DNA, interesting Pompeii facts, tour Petra fr yr desk.
Some posts I enjoyed from around the web this week: Mysterious “Giants’ Wheel” burial in the Golan, Israel, “reading” Roman skeletons and Marylee MacDonald on intelligent selection from the mounds of research that goes into historical fiction
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: scans may reveal Nefertiti’s tomb, Nancy Bilyeau on Jack the Ripper, games & diplomacy in Utah 1300 AD, Selinunte, the eery classical Greek city with lots to tell
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Colorized photos of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, Slate’s review of Stacy Schiff’s Salem book, the mysterious Josephine Tey
Reminder of AZ HNS meeting Sat Nov 7 with Donis Casey on Dialogue. Posts I enjoyed this week: Unplundered Mycenaean tombs, underwater archaeology uncovers 22 shipwrecks, the whole Iliad performed
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Jane Smiley takes on a historian about the value of historical fiction, a Hittite secret tunnel found in central Turkey castle, King Tut to be repaired properly.
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: Donis Casey on how writing is like archeology, some marketing advice for authors, the PBS show on the Trojan Horse, and a writer cartoon
Note Judith’s Oct 24 historical fiction workshop at Scottsdale Historical Museum ArtiFACT to FICTION.
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: Stephanie Dray’s 10 Tips for Historical Fiction Authors, ancient Greeks on war, Nefertiti vs Tut, the creative process and random elements, and the Macavity awards in mystery.
Some posts I enjoyed this week: two different tv programs on the Trojan War, a new tablet of Gilgamesh, CT scans of the Pompeii casts of victims, and 2 spoofs (we all need to laugh)
Posts I enjoyed this week: Alacahöyük hair tie found in Turkey, Egypt approves search for Nefertiti tomb, the Trojan War as Musical Comedy and the BBC to make a new series focused on the Trojan War.