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Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction August 20-26

Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: sensational Bronze Age finds at Hala Sultan Tekke on Cyprus, Roman mosaic of Poseidon in Turkey uncovered, Olympian not Olympic cycling, ancient synagogue in Galilee and the discovery of a secret tunnel at the venerable dig at Alacahöyük Turkey

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction August 13-19

Some posts I enjoyed this week: One of the Egyptian Sunken Cities from the British Museum exhibit, Why writers help each other, Val McDermid shows class in the face of anti-feminist, new finds in Israel paint a revised view of the Great Revolt

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction August 6-12

Posts I enjoyed this week from around the web: Reading books lengthens your life, fabric from King David’s reign found preserved in a copper mine and actively defending the passive voice, a grammar geek’s happiness.

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction July 30-August 5

Some posts from around the web that I enjoyed this week: a miniature Ceres found fr Roman Britain, learning to write from hummingbirds, identifying the historical context of Athenian shackled remains, the secret language of Victorian fans and tracking down the first chefs.

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction July 23-29

Here are some posts from around the web that I enjoyed this week: More precise dating of the ancient Near East using tree-ring data, Scythian burial mound reveals extraordinary golden art and modern dance takes up the Trojan War

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction July 16-22

Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: the infamous ancient Roman prison reopens, fashionable ancient Roman shoe found in a well, stews in ancient Israel and repairing ignorant, racist views of history

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction July 2-8

Some posts I enjoyed from around the web this week: Game of Thrones cartoon, Mask of Pan’s monumental gate at Hippos, Hittite dig may be Zippalanda, skeleton and coins found at Pompeii