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Smithsonian opens ‘Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt’ exhibit
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History officially opened yesterday its largest exhibition of ancient Egyptian mummies and artifacts in “Eternal Life in Ancient Egyptâ€. The opening follows a preview in the spring of three cases… [continue reading]
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Visigoths and Romans: Integration and Ethnicity
Visigoths and Romans: Integration and Ethnicity By Jennifer Neal Honors BA Thesis, Pacific University, 2011 Introduction: Outside of Inginius’ fine home in Narbo, the January weather was far from pleasant. Inside the main apartments… [continue reading]
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Ancient bronze artifact from East Asia discovered in Alaska
A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling and which likely originated… [continue reading]
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Huge Ancient Greek commercial area discovered on Sicily
The Greeks were not always in such dire financial straits as today. But whether it is necessary to look as far back as these University of Bonn archaeologists did in order to see a huge, flourishing Greek commercial area? They have just discovered… [continue reading]
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“Ghostwriting†the Torah? New algorithm distinguishes contributors to the Old Testament with high accuracy, says Tel Aviv University research
In both Jewish and Christian traditions, Moses is considered the author of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. Scholars have furnished evidence that multiple writers… [continue reading]
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Livia Drusilla: Deciphering Between Traditional Views of Rome’s First Lady
Livia Drusilla: Deciphering Between Traditional Views of Rome’s First Lady By Meagan Button Honor BA Thesis, Western Oregon University, 2009 Introduction: On a warm August night in the year AD 14, Augustus… [continue reading]
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Festival of Egyptian Culture in Germany
For our readers in Germany, please note that beginning on November 17, 2011, Frankfurt am Main will be hosting “A Festival of Egyptian Culture.” In addition to various cultural lectures, concerts, and readings, there will be a life-size and detailed replica of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun on display. This traveling replica has already been…
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Natural history in Herodotus’ “Historiesâ€
Natural history in Herodotus’ “Histories” By Valeria Viatcheslavova Sergueenkova PhD Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009 Abstract: This thesis argues that Herodotus should be considered in the context of early Greek science… [continue reading]
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The Topography of the First Dacian War of Trajan (A.D. 101-102): A New Approach
The Topography of the First Dacian War of Trajan (A.D. 101-102): A New Approach By Coriolan Opreanu BHAUT – Bibliotheca Historica et Archaeologica Universitatis Timisiensis, Vol.2 (2000) … [continue reading]
