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Weekly Roundup of Archaeology and History October 14-20

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.

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction August 5-11

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)

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction March 18-24

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

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction Nov 26-Dec 2

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.

Weekly Roundup of Archaeology, History and Historical Fiction October 22-28

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

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Jan 16-22

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.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Oct 18-24

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.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Sept 19-25

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.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 8-14

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