Roundup of Archaeology and History May 26-June 1
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
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Roundup of Archaeology and History May 19-25
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
Roundup of Archaeology and History May 12-18
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
Roundup of Archaeology and History April 7-12
My roundup of history and archaeology: Talking Troy: Fall of a City, interpreting Egyptian tomb paintings & excavations on the island of Keros Greece
Roundup of Archaeology and History March 31-April 6
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: wine-making by Roman Pliny, real Amazons & other topics of popular ancient history with Adrienne Mayor, exploring a still-buried district in Pompeii
Roundup of Archaeology and History March 24-30
Here’s my roundup of archaeology and history: date of Netflix launch of Troy Fall of a City, ancient pottery around the Baltic Sea shows how women carried cultural change through migratory marriages, the new archaeology of ancient gardens & a pre-Mycenaean chamber tomb in Thessaly
Roundup of Archaeology and History Jan 24-Feb 2
My roundup of archaeology and history: Archaeology lecture for Phoenix area, Urusula LeGuin’s “remarkable spirit”, info about BBC/Netflix show Troy: Fall of a City, Reese Witherspoon on “female heroes that have always been in the shadows and now are coming into the light,” and the earliest ochre “crayon” found under a peat bog/ancient lake
Roundup of Archaeology and History Dec 9-Jan 5
My roundup of history and archaeology: 6 Sci-fi/fantasy writers on what these genres offer to a world gone mad, the tale of an Iraqi archaeological site including griffins, evidence of human sacrifice in Greece, Netflix and the BBC’s series on the Trojan War, and Archaeology Magazine’s top 10 discoveries of 2017
Weekly Roundup of Archaeology and History November 10-17
My weekly round up of history and archaeology: looking for lost Hittite cities and the earliest winemaking prize goes to the area of the Republic of Georgia.
Weekly Roundup of Archaeology and History November 6-10
My weekly round up of history and archaeology (with a little humor thrown in this week): Emily Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey brings a woman’s smart view to the ancient poem, making medicines at the Palace of Ebla, exquisite warriors carved on a Mycenaean seal from the Griffin Grave and canine noir cartoon for the mystery & dog lovers