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Roundup of Archaeology and History June 30-July 6

My round up of history and archaeology: carbon dating ancient cosmetic residues, the decapitated Pompeii skeleton tells more, Hobby Lobby’s looted tablets reveal details about a lost Mesopotamian city, a dig on Cyprus keeps revealing more and more about its Bronze Age glory.

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

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

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology and History Sept 9-15

My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: a list of best book review blogs, newly discovered Egyptian tomb of a goldsmith, Kültepe’s 23,000 clay tablets of early Anatolian writing, 7,000 yr old ceramic storage silo model reveals economic power in Jordan Valley, and a new, pretty amazing Mycenaean rock cut chamber tomb with untouched remains and grave goods.

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction July 29- August 4

My weekly roundup of posts about archaeology and history: digging up Norse kings or gods in Sweden, Roman barracks in the subway, a new tomb in Egypt, archaeology in Egypt and Nubia, the genetics of Mycenaeans and Minoans, the Chinese epic horse show to tell the Trojan War

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction April 29-May 5

My weekly roundup of posts I enjoyed: interpreting Idalion Cyprus’s temples and artifacts, new tomb near Luxor Egypt with bonus mummies, new Mycenaean tomb at Salamina Greece, Roman northern Britain new finds including keys, coin manufacture and inkpots

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction Jan 7-13

Here’s my weekly roundup: Mycenaean shaft grave creates a new view of Mycenaean/Minoan relations, Hagia Sophia’s acoustics, Menorah carved into cave indicates a 2nd Temple hideout, Troy gets a museum, 2016 dig finds at Paphos Cyprus

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom October 24-30

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