Ancient Seeds, Modern Conflict
An institute’s renowned ancient seed collection, the complex history of archaeology in Turkey, and Erdogan’s government. The Smithsonian Magazine’s take on a complicated conflict.
An institute’s renowned ancient seed collection, the complex history of archaeology in Turkey, and Erdogan’s government. The Smithsonian Magazine’s take on a complicated conflict.
My weekly roundup of history and archaeology: tower tombs in Jordan’s Jebel Qurma desert, Greg Nagy on models of mentorship in Homer’s Odyssey, the world’s oldest toy “car” found in SE Turkey at Sogmatar dig.
My weekly roundup of archaeology, history and historical fiction: Neolithic monumental ritual space in Near East Gobekli Tepe in detail, Sarah Bond’s review of summer’s best archaeological finds, Egyptian Pharaoh was a literal giant? and huge Iron Age female stone statue gets some dubious interpretation (in my humble opinion)
My weekly roundup of posts I enjoyed: recent Kybele find under threat by mine blasting, experimenting with pyres, Sekhmet statues rise to do guard duty again, 2000 years’ tale of a site in what is now Lebanon
My weekly roundup of posts from around the web: Bronze Age clay figurine like Rodin’s Thinker, Venetian quack medicines, ice mummy man’s clothing choices, mosaic museum’s website, Nefertari’s mummified legs.
Some posts I enjoyed this week: A giant Bronze Age shipyard on Dana Island in Turkey, violent burials in the ancient Southwest suggest blood feuds & biggest ancient Japanese sword ever
Catch up on Windy Lynn Harris’ great AZ HNS talk about getting short prose published. You can find a detailed write up by Kristen McQuinn. Also some posts I enjoyed around the web this week: cattish, deadly book humor, Laura Kelley on a Phoenician platter fr the Silk Road and King Midas gets a golden exhibit.
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.
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.
Posts I enjoyed this week: Ancient Greek Inventions, archaeology in Turkey both Neolithic and Late Bronze Age, Shona Patel’s Flame Tree Road and Kate Quinn’s Lady of the Eternal City, Nailing your Email Subject Line by Sharon Bially