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A slow week, but we did manage to accumulate quite a bit of stuff as it
turns out:

The big news of the week has to be the reopening of Lebanon's National
Museum, which has not received the coverage outside of Lebanon that one
might expect. The first three items come from the Lebanon Daily Star, the
last from Xinhua via CNN (watch the wrap on the latter):

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/08_10_99_a.htm
<url:http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/08_10_99_a.htm>

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/09_10_99/art3.htm
<url:http://www.dailystar.com.lb/09_10_99/art3.htm>


http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/15_09_99_c.htm
<url:http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/15_09_99_c.htm>


http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4660257&uid=9
39553309789&page_exclude=1
<url:http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4660257&
uid=939553309789&page_exclude=1>

The Guardian reported last Sunday on the discovery of the "Oldest Europeans":

http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/observer/international/story/0,3879,88489,00.
html
<url:http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/observer/international/story/0,3879,8848
9,00.html>

AlphaGalileo comes through again with a press release (in French) on
results of various tests of artifacts found in a kurgan a couple of years ago:

http://www.alphagalileo.org/fetchpn.asp?id=2370&accept_language=en
<url:http://www.alphagalileo.org/fetchpn.asp?id=2370&accept_language=en>


The LA Times has a nice little feature on the work of John Wilson and his
work at Caesarea Philippi:

http://www.latimes.com/living/19991005/t000089780.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com/living/19991005/t000089780.html>


Il Messaggero reports on the recovery of an Imperial-era sarcophagus and
assorted other items from Ostia which were destined for the black market:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19991008/01_NAZIONALE/43/ALTO.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19991008/01_NAZIONALE/43/ALTO.htm>


The Times last week has a report on the discovery of an early Christian
cemetery near Holyhead:

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/06/timcrtcrt01009.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/06/timcrtcrt01009.html?
999>

Also in the Times is an item on the discovery of a letter of Christopher
Columbus (thanks to George Peseley for the heads up):

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/04/timfgneur01005.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/04/timfgneur01005.html?
999>


A fair amount of coverage has been given to the discovery of the remains of
victims of the mutiny on the Batavia:

An AP story via Fox:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/100899/mutiny.sml
<url:http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/100899/mutiny.sml>

Discovery.com's coverage:

http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief4.html?ct=38008cb2
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief4.html?ct=38008cb2>

(if the above doesn't work, check the archives):

http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/archive-subgen.html
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/archive-subgen.html>


The New York Times has a nice feature on how melting Canadian glaciers are
revealing much more than ice guys:

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/100599sci-archeology-canada.
html
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/100599sci-archeology-ca
nada.html>


The  Kennewick saga continues:

http://www.spokane.net/news-story-body.asp?Date=100599&ID=s642406&cat=
<url:http://www.spokane.net/news-story-body.asp?Date=100599&ID=s642406&cat=>

The Telegraph has an interesting feature on how 'web museums' are
increasing attendance at the old fashioned kind:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=kJ11x3Ap&atmo=99999
999&pg=/et/99/10/7/ecfmus07.html
<url:http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=kJ11x3Ap&atmo=
99999999&pg=/et/99/10/7/ecfmus07.html>


Also on the museum front, CNN has a piece on the "Egyptian Art in the Age
of the Pyramids" exhibition at the Met:

http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4659249&uid=9
39553526298&page_exclude=1
<url:http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4659249&
uid=939553526298&page_exclude=1>


If we believe that coverage of a find in the newspapers is an indication of
its importance, then the ongoing dig to excavate the set of DeMille's 'Ten
Commandments' is surely the most important dig of the past while (he said,
with tongue planted firmly in cheek). The coverage that follows emanates
from the Times of London, the Washington Post,


http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/05/timfgnusa01002.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/05/timfgnusa01002.html?
999>


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/feed/articles/a6339-1999oct1.htm
<url:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/feed/articles/a6339-1999oct1.htm>


The Times also reports on the discovery of a 19th century 'time capsule'
which, of course, included a copy of the Times from 1845:


http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/08/timnwsnws01003.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/08/timnwsnws01003.html?
999>


THE WORLD OF MUSIC

Big news for music fans this week included the first performance of a lost
piece by Beethoven; here's the coverage from the Telegraph and Times (watch
the wrap on the former).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=3qBBnSuM&atmo=hhhhh
hhe&pg=/et/99/10/8/nviol08.html
<url:http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=3qBBnSuM&atmo=
hhhhhhhe&pg=/et/99/10/8/nviol08.html>

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/08/timcrtcrt02005.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/08/timcrtcrt02005.html?
999>

Also in the misplaced music montage comes a report from Discovery.com on
the discovery of a lost work by Puccini (pardon the repetition there ...):


http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief2.html?ct=38008cb2
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief2.html?ct=38008cb2>

http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/archive-subgen.html
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/archive-subgen.html>


ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100

91. The Henrietta Marie
92. Boghazkoy/Hattusas


The home page of this feature is at:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

This Atrium Feature should resume this week (and the archive updated);
again, I'm still adjusting to the new work schedule:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on "Who's Who in Greek
Legend"

http://ancienthistory.about.com/education/history/ancienthistory/library/wee
kly/aa100599.htm
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/education/history/ancienthistory/librar
y/weekly/aa100599.htm>

Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has a feature on another aspect of politics
affecting the work of archaeologists:

http://archaeology.about.com/education/socialsci/archaeology/library/weekly/
aa100399.htm
<url:http://archaeology.about.com/education/socialsci/archaeology/library/we
ekly/aa100399.htm>


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A nice, eclectic issue for your Sunday reading pleasure:

The Lebanon Daily Star reports on the discovery of a Bronze-Age site in
Wadi Khaled:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/01_10_99/art16.htm
<url:http://www.dailystar.com.lb/01_10_99/art16.htm>


The Alpha Galileo organization has a press release on the discovery of a
small Roman temporary camp north of the Antonine wall by the Roman Gask
Project:

http://www.alphagalileo.org/fetchpn.asp?id=2350&accept_language=en
<url:http://www.alphagalileo.org/fetchpn.asp?id=2350&accept_language=en>


Here's one I misplaced: the Washington Post had a nice story last week on
Teotihuacan and its people:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/feed/a47801-1999sep27.htm
<url:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/feed/a47801-1999sep27.htm>


MSNBC has a nice feature on they mysterious disappearance of the Maya:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/314963.asp
<url:http://www.msnbc.com/news/314963.asp>


The Canadian version of the Discovery Channel has an item which seems
unique in actually telling us what the Miami Circle probably was:

http://www.exn.net/html/templates/htmlpage.cfm?ID=19990924-53&Parent=Science
<url:http://www.exn.net/html/templates/htmlpage.cfm?ID=19990924-53&Parent=Sc
ience>


Xinhua reports on the discovery of a myriad of bamboo strips with plenty of
Chinese characters written on them, dating from ca. 2000 years b.p.:

http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4605486&uid=9
38947448760&page_exclude=1
<url:http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4605486&
uid=938947448760&page_exclude=1>


The National Geographic has put online the full text (but not the pictures)
of its recent article on the Barhariya Oasis:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/9910/fngm/index.html
<url:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/9910/fngm/index.html>


The National Geographic also has a forum discussion on the topic "Tombs can
yield incredible information. But is it right to disturb them?" (the link
is at the bottom of this url)


Military History Quarterly has an interesting feature on the military
prowess of the Cahokian folk:

http://www.thehistorynet.com/MHQ/articles/1999/summer99_cover.htm
<url:http://www.thehistorynet.com/MHQ/articles/1999/summer99_cover.htm>


Discovering Archaeology is reprising a nice article on the Scythians:

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/0599toc/5feature1-scythian.shtml
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/0599toc/5feature1-scythian.shtml>


FOLLOW UPS
Additional coverage of stories already seen in Explorator:

US News and World Report has another version of the 'Angel Scroll' story:

http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/991011/scroll.htm
<url:http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/991011/scroll.htm>


As might be expected, the idea that Neanderthals might have chowed down on
their compadres has caused great delight amongst the science writers around
the world, so here's some more coverage from US News and World report ...

http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/991011/bones.htm
<url:http://www.usnews.com:80/usnews/issue/991011/bones.htm>

The original press release via EurekAlert:

http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/aaas-snp092499.html
<url:http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/aaas-snp092499.html>

MSNBC's coverage:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/317264.asp?cp1=1
<url:http://www.msnbc.com/news/317264.asp?cp1=1>

ABCNews' coverage:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/neanderthal990930.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/neanderthal990930.html>

Der Spiegel's coverage (in German, of course, but with some new photos and
an interesting accompanying article):

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nf/0,1518,44740,00.html
<url:http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nf/0,1518,44740,00.html>


ERRATA

Last week I mentioned a review of a book called *Victorian Sappho*, which I
erroneously identified as having been written by Terry Castle. It is, in
fact, written by Yopie Prins and the review was by Terry Castle. Apologies
all around for being a purveyor of misinformation and thanks to the
numerous Exploratorists and Exploratoristas for the heads up!


ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100

The countdown will resume this week:

The home page of this feature is at:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

This Atrium Feature should resume this week (and the archive updated);
again, I'm still adjusting to the new work schedule:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on 'Heroic Behavior Then'

http://ancienthistory.about.com/education/history/ancienthistory/library/wee
kly/aa092899a.htm
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/education/history/ancienthistory/librar
y/weekly/aa092899a.htm>

Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has  a feature on the "Archaeology Education Online":

http://archaeology.tqn.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home
<url:http://archaeology.tqn.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home>


REGULAR FEATURES

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Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

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<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

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basis for news of the ancient world (broadly construed: practically
anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
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A bit of a catch-up issue for Friday ... my ISP has been doing technical
stuff (or so it seems) at the time I usually put this together ... it's
also possible I have mixed up some of the urls below (sorry!):


Numerous folks alerted me to articles on the apparent/supposed discovery of
the so-called 'Angel Scroll', which might be a 'lost' Dead Sea Scroll,
although the jury's still out on this one. What follows is multiple
coverage (from various sources) the first in German (thanks to the numerous
folks who sent along urls):

http://rp-online.de/wissenschaft/990928/schriftrollen.shtml
<url:http://rp-online.de/wissenschaft/990928/schriftrollen.shtml>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_459000/459879.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_459000/459879.stm>


http://www.msnbc.com/news/316304.asp?cp1=1
<url:http://www.msnbc.com/news/316304.asp?cp1=1>


More big news concerns evidence that Neanderthals might have chowed down on
their own kind. Here's coverage from the Times and BBC:


http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01034.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01034.html?2
177977>


http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_462000/462048.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_462000/462048.stm>


The Times also has a report on the Roman fort at Bremenium:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01002.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01002.html?2
177977>


The International Herald Tribune has a feature on Dilmun:

http://www.iht.com/IHT/ART/99/sm073199.html
<url:http://www.iht.com/IHT/ART/99/sm073199.html>


The Guardian has a brief item on the emergency excavation of an Iron Age
settlement at Gwent (thanks to Torven Zeffertt for the heads up ... I
believe this url will work):

http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,86676,00.html?cantsetcoo
kie=0
<url:http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,86676,00.html?cants
etcookie=0>


ABCNews has a nice feature on Anabel Ford's work in regards to
understanding the Maya:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DyeHard/dyethisweek.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DyeHard/dyethisweek.html>


Today's Times of London suggests that numerous works in the 'Raphael Rooms'
of the Vatican might not be his handiwork:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur01002.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur01002.html?2
177977>


In case you missed it, the Washington Post has a rather lengthy piece on
Ballard's discoveries in the Black Sea:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/daily/sept99/noah26.htm
<url:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/daily/sept99/noah26.htm>


Last, but not least, the results are in for the date of the Canadian Iceman
(are you listening Kennewick folk?), who is not as old as some folks hoped,
but still pre-Columbian; assorted coverage follows, from MSNBC, Discovering
Archaeology, and CBC Newsworld (thanks to David Abbott for the heads up):

http://msnbc.com/news/316889.asp?cp1=1
<url:http://msnbc.com/news/316889.asp?cp1=1>

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman3.shtml
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman3.shtml>

http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/09/28/icem
an990928
<url:http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/09/28
/iceman990928>

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Usually I don't send out an issue with less than three items, but today
I'll make an exception since my internet connection went kablooey in the
midst of putting together this issue, and the two things I did find seem
important enough:


According to the Times of London, Robert Ballard has found some
confirmatory evidence of the Black Sea Flood that has been much in the news
(and will be on television next weekend) in the form of an ancient
shoreline, some 450 feet below the surface:

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa02001.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa02001.html?999>

The Times also has a brief item on the discovery of a camel cemetery in the
UAE as well as a number of other animal burials, dating apparently to the
"last few centuries b.c.":

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01008.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01008.html?999>

n.b. These urls don't look quite right to me ... if they do not work, both
items are in today's (i.e. Monday's Times ... the camel thing is on the
Court Page)

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Sunday surfing:

The big news of the past few days appears to be the discovery of the
world's oldest still-playable musical instrument (a 9000 year-old flute
from China). Here's the coverage from ABCNews and the BBC; the latter
included because it includes a realaudio link of the flute being played:


http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/flute990922.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/flute990922.html>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_454000/454594.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_454000/454594.stm>

Hopefully we'll hear more on this one: Il Messaggero has a very brief piece
on genetic evidence that grain was cultivated for the first time near the
Zagros Mountains some 13,000 years ago:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990922/01_NAZIONALE/19/NOTI.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990922/01_NAZIONALE/19/NOTI.htm>

Il Messaggero also has a report on some new 'Herculean' discoveries at the
Theatre of Marcellus:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990924/01_NAZIONALE/1/MAESTO.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990924/01_NAZIONALE/1/MAESTO.htm>

Another tale of technology helping archaeologists is seen in the discovery
of a 12th century road on the island of Islay. Here are the reports from
the BBC and Discovering Archaeology magazine:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_453000/453747.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_453000/453747.stm>

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/webex2-space.shtml
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/webex2-space.shtml>

The Telegraph reports on plans for an expedition to locate the remains of
the lost city of Vineta (watch the wrap):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=3qnAB8xM&atmo=99999
999&pg=/et/99/9/26/watlan26.html
<url:http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=3qnAB8xM&atmo=
99999999&pg=/et/99/9/26/watlan26.html>


The New York Times has a report on how clearer water in Lake Erie is
permitting the exploration/discovery of plenty o' shipwrecks:

http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/erie-shipwrecks.html
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/erie-shipwrecks.html>


Biblical Archaeology Review has a new online issue up which includes a
feature on Jesus' Tomb and the second part of a feature on Temple Mount:

http://www.bib-arch.org/bar2.html
<url:http://www.bib-arch.org/bar2.html>

Archaeology Odyssey has also been updated, with a nice feature on the
Uluburun shipwreck:

http://www.bib-arch.org/aod2.html
<url:http://www.bib-arch.org/aod2.html>

On the review front, the London Review of books has a review of Terry
Castle's *Victorian Sappho*

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v21/n19/cast2119.htm
<url:http://www.lrb.co.uk/v21/n19/cast2119.htm>


The Sunday Times has a review of John Julius Norwich's *Shakespeare's Kings*:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stibooboo03001.html
?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stibooboo03001
.html?2177977>



ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100

The countdown resumes:

93. The "Ice Princess"
94. Zagreb Mummy/Liber Linteus

The home page of this feature is at:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

This Atrium Feature should resume this week (and the archive updated); too
many 18 hour days in a row for the past week have prevented me from being
as timely with this one as I would have liked ... apologies!

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on Jason:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2765&cob=home
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2765&co
b=home>

Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has  a feature on the "Best of the Net":

http://archaeology.tqn.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home
<url:http://archaeology.tqn.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home>


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Today's trolling results:

The New York Times has a feature on 'Sungbo's Eredo', a massive wall and
moat structure which once defended (apparently) a kingdom of the Yoruba
(thanks to Francis Deblauwe for the heads up):

http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/092099nigeria-journal.html
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/092099nigeria-journal.html>


The Aberdeen Press and Journal has the latest installment of 'Bulldozers
and archaeological sites don't mix' (alas):

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/articles/news/article036.html
<url:http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/articles/news/article036.html>


EurkeAlert leads us to an ASU press release on discoveries at Teotihuacan
of late:

http://clasdean.la.asu.edu/news/teomoon.htm
<url:http://clasdean.la.asu.edu/news/teomoon.htm>


David Rohl is back in the news, this time claiming to have discovered the
location of the Garden of Eden, according to the Boston Globe (watch the
wrap ... this is apparently a BG exclusive):

http://www.boston.com:80/dailyglobe2/263/science/Scholar_claims_paradise_los
t_is_found+.shtml
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e_lost_is_found+.shtml>


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A busy few days for archaeology and me!


The Times reports on what is the big news of the week: the discovery of
part of the Villa of Agrippina in Rome (this link worked this a.m., but I
suspect it might change; if it does not work, check through the index of
the September 18 edition of the Times):

http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timfgneur03002.html?999
<url:http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timfgneur03002.html?999>


Over the course of the week (when I couldn't get through, of course) Il
Messaggero reported on a number of items of archaeological interest; the
first is the discovery of a bathing complex near Horace's Villa:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990917/01_NAZIONALE/CRONACA_DI_ROMA/VILL
A.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990917/01_NAZIONALE/CRONACA_DI_ROMA
/VILLA.htm>

There was also a report on finds in and around Gravisca:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990918/02_LAZIO_NORD/45/ALTO.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990918/02_LAZIO_NORD/45/ALTO.htm>

... and a report on efforts to 'replant' Pompeii:


http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990916/01_NAZIONALE/13/POMPEI.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990916/01_NAZIONALE/13/POMPEI.htm>


Nando Times had a brief report on the discovery of a Celtic burial during
construction at Charles de Gaulle airport:

http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500034188-500055065-50000271
3-0,00.html
<url:http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500034188-500055065-500
002713-0,00.html>


The Washington Post picks up an AP story on the discovery of human remains
inside one of the pyramids at Teotihuacan:

http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990918/V000086-091899-idx.html
<url:http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990918/V000086-091899-id
x.html>


Discovering Archaeology has yet another new online 'look' and the latest
news on the Canadian Iceman:

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman2.shtml
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman2.shtml>

Archaeology Magazine also has some good coverage of the same:

http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/iceman/iceman.html
<url:http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/iceman/iceman.html>

Here's one that I missed: Archaeology Magazine reports on the discovery of
mummified remains in the Gabbari necropolis in Alexandria:

http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/gabbari.html
<url:http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/gabbari.html>


CNN picks up a Xinhua report on the discovery of a Yuan Dynasty shipwreck ...

http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4503287&uid=9
37740845471&page_exclude=1
<url:http://www.mycnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4503287&
uid=937740845471&page_exclude=1>

Inside China reports that China has also put on display the latest
discoveries from Qin's tomb:

http://www.insidechina.com/features.php3?id=92987
<url:http://www.insidechina.com/features.php3?id=92987>

Salon Magazine has an interesting piece on 'acoustic archaeology':

http://www.salonmagazine.com:80/books/it/1999/09/15/quetzal/index.html
<url:http://www.salonmagazine.com:80/books/it/1999/09/15/quetzal/index.html>


ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100

The countdown will continue next week (time constraints this week ... sorry!)

The home page of this feature is at:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html>

AT THE MUSEUMS

Art and Archaeology Magazine's Calendar listings include openings (and
continuations) of a number of exhibits, including "The Golden Age of
Chinese Archaeology", "Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids" (at the
Met), "Treasures of the Medicis" (Florence), "Knights of the Holy Land: The
Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem" (Israel). Info at:

http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/calendar/rherivera.htm
<url:http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/calendar/rherivera.htm>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

Time constraints also messed up the publication schedule of this feature; I
should be back on track later today (Sunday) and the 'missed' days will be
available via the archives.

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill's feature was about Moses:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2765&cob=home
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2765&co
b=home>


Kris Hirst concluded her two-part feature Marshalltown Ball court:

http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home
<url:http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=h
ome>

ALSO WORTH A LOOK:

Look what some of our readers do:

Jonathan Chan is an artist who makes some rather interesting pieces based
on ancient petroglyphs; the site also has some general info on petroglyphs:

http://www.ancestral.com
<url:http://www.ancestral.com>

Vangelis Tsakirakis is a Greek archaeologist whose site includes an
interesting page of computer applications he has developed for various
archaeological purposes; elsewhere on the site one can find links to VT's
work, papers, etc.:

http://users.otenet.gr/~bm-ecoikk/Comp_appl.html
<url:http://users.otenet.gr/~bm-ecoikk/Comp_appl.html>

REGULAR FEATURES

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<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

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Today's tidbits:


CNN has a report on this year's list of endangered archaeological sites
(thanks to Jean LaPlante for the heads up!):

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9909/14/BC-US-EndangeredMonument.ap/index.html
<url:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9909/14/BC-US-EndangeredMonument.ap/inde
x.html>


The Athenian News Agency reports on the recovery of artifacts stolen from
the museum at Corinth a decade ago (scroll down a bit -- thanks to Arnd Lis
for the heads up):

http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/1999/99-09-14_1.apeen.html
<url:http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/1999/99-09-14_1.apeen.html>



ABCNews picks up a Reuters piece with the latest on the 'Canadian Iceman':

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On the web today:

The big news of the day appears to be the discovery of the remains of a
3,000-year-old oak precursor to London Bridge (this one will expire):

http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P9S1.html
<url:http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P9S1.html>


Also big news is something that many of us feared: an AP report via MSNBC
that there was extensive damage to many artifacts in the Athenian National
Museum during the earthquake:

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap09-10-221755.asp?reg=EUROPE
<url:http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap09-10-221755.asp?reg=EUROPE>

The BBC reports on the discovery of Viking remains in Wales:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/wales/newsid_444000/444613.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/wales/newsid_444000/444613.stm>


Here's one I missed: on the weekend the Telegraph had a rather lengthy
obituary of Margherita Guarducci (thanks to Sally Winchester for the heads
up; watch the wrap):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=fMNDYMvs&atmo=99999
999&pg=/et/99/9/11/ebguar11.html
<url:http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=fMNDYMvs&atmo=
99999999&pg=/et/99/9/11/ebguar11.html>


ABCNews has a nice piece on assorted statisticians' work debunking the
notion that there is a hidden 'code' in the Bible:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/biblecode990910.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/biblecode990910.html>


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Another quiet weekend, archaeologically-speaking:


While we await to hear news of the results of the search for King
Alfred's bones, Spain is apparently going gaga over the search for the
bones of artist Diego Velazquez de Silva, according to the Sydney Morning
Herald:


http://www.smh.com.au:80/news/9909/10/text/features8.html

<<url:http://www.smh.com.au:80/news/9909/10/text/features8.html>



CNN tells us that Peru is the latest country to 'crack down' on looters
and smugglers of archaeological sites:


http://cnn.com:80/WORLD/americas/9909/11/peru.inca.robbers/index.html

<<url:http://cnn.com:80/WORLD/americas/9909/11/peru.inca.robbers/index.html>



Another construction site in LA has turned up human remains, according to
the LA Times:


http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990911/t000081148.html

<<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990911/t000081148.html>



The London Review of Books has a review by Mary Beard of Paul Zanker's
<underline>Pompeii: Public and Private Life

</underline>

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v21/n18/bear2118.htm

<<url:http://www.lrb.co.uk/v21/n18/bear2118.htm>


TV ALERT:


Tonight at 8.00 p.m. on CNBC, National Geographic Explorer will be
presenting coverage of the Bahariya Oasis discoveries (thanks to various
folks on various lists for the heads up!)



ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100


The countdown continues:


95. Oxyrhynchus Papyri

96. Lascaux Cave

97. Teutoburger Forest

98. Magdalen Fragments of the New Testament


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THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY


Ludi Romani continue


There is an archive of this Atrium feature in case you

missed the events of the past week.


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AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK


N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on Oedipus:


http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa090799.htm

<<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa090799.htm>


Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has the first part in a feature on the
Marshalltown Ball court:


http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aa090599.htm

<<url:http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aa090599.htm>


Janet Burns (Latin) has a feature on the Roman Calendar:


http://latin.about.com/library/weekly/aa091399.htm

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The 9/9/99 edition ... I hope this newsletter finds your computer in good
spirits:

The big news of the day is the discovery in Ireland of a major "prehistoric
landscape", which includes a megalithic tomb and assorted farm buildings,
walls etc.:

http://www.ireland.com:80/newspaper/ireland/1999/0908/hom8.htm
<url:http://www.ireland.com:80/newspaper/ireland/1999/0908/hom8.htm>


Given the apparent media interest in the search for Alfred the Great, it's
somewhat surprising that the Express alone is reporting on the discovery of
a bone which might be the remains of the old king:

http://www.lineone.net/express/99/09/08/news/n2640afred-d.html
<url:http://www.lineone.net/express/99/09/08/news/n2640afred-d.html>


Also on the Saxon front, the Independent reports on the impending sale of a
gold cross found some 30 years ago (this one will expire):

http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P11S3.html
<url:http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P11S3.html>


While I'm still awaiting reports (from a news source) on whether there was
any archaeological damage in the Turkish quake, it is apparent the media is
concerned with the archaeological remains of Athens, as seen in this AP story:

http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,90869-143837-1003605-1,00.html
<url:http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,90869-143837-1003605-1,0
0.html>


Two new items in the Kennewick Man saga ... the US Newswire has a press
release that C14 tests are to be done on some bone fragments, while
according to Oregon live, a religious group has filed suit to get DNA
testing done as well:


http://www.usnewswire.com:80/topnews/Current_Releases/0908-138.htm
<url:http://www.usnewswire.com:80/topnews/Current_Releases/0908-138.htm>

http://www.oregonlive.com:80/news/99/09/st090823.html
<url:http://www.oregonlive.com:80/news/99/09/st090823.html>


The Washington Post has a report on a major Maya exhibition currently on in
Mexico City:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/feed/a31721-1999sep8.htm
<url:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/feed/a31721-1999sep8.htm>

An antiques column in the Miami Herald suggests that many museums are
selling off their ancient artifacts:

http://www.herald.com:80/content/tue/living/digdocs/079193.htm
<url:http://www.herald.com:80/content/tue/living/digdocs/079193.htm>

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On the web today:

On the anthropology front, the big news appears to be the discovery -- from
a skull which was in a shop in New York -- that Homo Erectus had (or was
developing) the ability to speak. Here are two excellent reports, one by
Christine Soares at ABCNEws and the other by the NYTimes' John Noble Wilford:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/hominid990906.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/hominid990906.html>

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/090799sci-paleontology-erect
us.html
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/090799sci-paleontology-
erectus.html>


JNW was obviously busy as he also penned a nice report on what quite a few
Neanderthal bone fragments have to tell us:

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/090799sci-paleontology-neand
erthal.html
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/090799sci-paleontology-
neanderthal.html>


Discovery.com's News Briefs section has a report on China's influence in
the New World ca. 3000 years BP (if this one changes, check the News
Archives at Discovery.com):

http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief2.html?ct=37d4e022
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief2.html?ct=37d4e022>


The Nando Times picks up an AP story on Egypt's desire to have the Rosetta
Stone returned to her:

http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,89930-142324-982494-1,00.html
<url:http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,89930-142324-982494-1,00
.html>


There is also a sidebar thingie on the Rosetta Stone itself, including the
suggestion that it might have been originally painted:

http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,89930-142324-982495-0,00.html
<url:http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,89930-142324-982495-0,00
.html>


The Bergen Record has a touristy piece on excavations in the Athenian Agora:

http://www.bergen.com:80/travel/athens05199909057.htm
<url:http://www.bergen.com:80/travel/athens05199909057.htm>


The Washington Post weighs in with another article on who came to the new
world when and how:

http://www.washingtonpost.com:80/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-09/06/081l-090699-idx.html
<url:http://www.washingtonpost.com:80/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-09/06/081l-090699-i
dx.html>


One I missed: The Irish Times has a report on the ongoing destruction of
archaeological sites in Ireland (thanks to Eoin Bairead for the heads up):

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/1999/0906/hom16.htm
<url:http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/1999/0906/hom16.htm>


There was also at least one thing in the Times of London today (about Roman
antiquities under threat; perhaps more), but their server went down just as
I arrived there and still isn't up as I type this. So here's the url for
their table of contents page:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timconcon01001.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timconcon01001.html?2
177977>


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This was a strange issue to put together since there were no real
'discoveries' over the past few days but a number of archaeological-related
items did turn up (including that September 20 will see the debut of a
television series called Relic Hunter, with Tia Carrere playing an Indiana
Jones-like archaeology professor who hunts down stolen artifacts or
something like that); in any event, I really couldn't decide how best to
put the following in order:

Last week there was a report in the Rheinische Post on the discovery of a
bronze age village high in the Austrian Alps; unfortunately this AP story
(in German) does not seem to have been picked up by any English newspaper
(thanks to Hanna Witte Orr for the heads up):

http://rp-online.de/wissenschaft/990830/siedlung.shtml
<url:http://rp-online.de/wissenschaft/990830/siedlung.shtml>

The Miami Herald has a report on one archaeologist's theory that the Miami
Circle was actually created by erosion from a septic tank:

http://www.herald.com:80/content/fri/news/dade/digdocs/041161.htm
<url:http://www.herald.com:80/content/fri/news/dade/digdocs/041161.htm>

The Detroit News has a piece on the ongoing threat to Cambodian temples
from pillagers:

http://detnews.com:80/1999/nation/9909/04/09040082.htm
<url:http://detnews.com:80/1999/nation/9909/04/09040082.htm>

The Telegraph has a piece on Spain's plans to lay claim to all Spanish
shipwrecks (and their contents) worldwide:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=pQeB1hpe&atmo=hhhhh
hhe&pg=/et/99/9/5/wbaot05.html
<url:http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=pQeB1hpe&atmo=
hhhhhhhe&pg=/et/99/9/5/wbaot05.html>

Today's Ha'aretz has an op-ed piece on earthquakes in Israel's past and the
threat of them in the future:

http://www3.haaretz.co.il/eng/htmls/kat3_6.htm
<url:http://www3.haaretz.co.il/eng/htmls/kat3_6.htm>

The Dallas Observer last week had a feature on the supposed Roman contact
with the new world (obvious fringe stuff ... thanks to LadyKuk for the
heads up):

http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/1999-08-27/feature2.html
<url:http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/1999-08-27/feature2.html>

Discovering Archaeology has a number of new features up, including one on
the need for guns in archaeology's early days and the Scythians:

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/>

Bible Review has also been updated, with a nice feature on 'errors in the
Bible' (i.e. text criticism)

http://www.bib-arch.org/br2.html
<url:http://www.bib-arch.org/br2.html>


ARCHAEOLOGY'S TOP 100

Here it is ... the moment you've been waiting for! We've started the
countdown from your votes on the 100 most significant archaeological
discoveries. We begin with:

99. Pisa Ships
100. Lake Nemi Ships

The home page of this feature is at:

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/arky100.html>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

Dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Stator
Ludi Romani begin

The archives of this Atrium feature have also been put up in case you
missed the events of the past week.

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html
<url:http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/thisday.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on Norse mythology:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa083199.htm
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa083199.htm>

Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has the third part of her series on getting into a
graduate program:

http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aa082999.htm
<url:http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aa082999.htm>

REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week

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<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

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<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

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A very eclectic selection today:

The BBC reports on the discovery of a pre-Stonehenge 'Woodhenge:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_434000/434821.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_434000/434821.stm>

Il Messaggero has an article on the possibility that the podium of an
Etruscan temple of Vulcan might be 'displayed' during the Jubilee
celebrations:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990901/06_UMBRIA/3/D.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990901/06_UMBRIA/3/D.htm>

The Times reports that Chinese archaeologists have reburied the 'Altar of
Heaven' (discovered a couple of months ago) due to lack of funds:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnfar01004.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnfar01004.html?2
177977>

The LA Times reports on the discovery of some bones during drainage ditch
construction in San Juan Capistrano:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990901/t000077931.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990901/t000077931.html>

The Independent has a piece on the discovery of what might be a lost work
of Mozart:

http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P10S4.html
<url:http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P10S4.html>


Technology Review has a short feature on the use of computer technology in
archaeological reconstruction:

http://www.techreview.com:80/articles/oct99/benchmark2.htm
<url:http://www.techreview.com:80/articles/oct99/benchmark2.htm>


THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

The Battle of Actium:

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Just a couple of items today:

The Times of London has a nice report on what High Rocester Fort (a.k.a.
Bremenium) tells us about military preparedness among the Romans:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01004.html?2177977
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The Times of London also reports on the possible discovery of the fabled
Mahogany Ship, which might force a rewriting of the history books in
regards to the first Europeans to reach Australia:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnaus01001.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnaus01001.html?2
177977>

And just so you don't feel shortchanged, here's a couple of announcements
which might be of interest:

1. The Top 100 Archaeological discoveries countdown will begin with this
weekend's issue; basically I'm going to start with number 100 and count
down to number one with one or two features in most (probably not all)
issues between this weekend and the end of the year (it depends on how much
coffee I can get into me!). Each discovery will have a page at my Atrium
site with a brief feature and links to some informative sites on the
discovery. So look for that beginning this weekend.

2. If you're a fan of ancient (Mediterranean) history, my 'This Day in
Ancient History' feature will be reviving tomorrow (September 1) and
hopefully will keep running and not be interrupted again. If you're
interested, tomorrow a.m. you can point your browser to:

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Some interesting stuff this a.m. (if no actual discoveries):

The Washington Post has an interesting article on the historical
development of the concept of Hell:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-08/29/001r-082999-idx.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-08/29/001r-082999-idx.html

Last week, Mary Lefkowitz wrote an op-ed piece which appeared in the Miami
Herald and which tells why Classics doesn't change much in terms of reading
matter:

http://www.herald.com:80/content/tue/opinion/digdocs/018350.htm
http://www.herald.com:80/content/tue/opinion/digdocs/018350.htm

The Sydney Morning Herald has the latest installment in the search for the
Endeavour:

http://www.smh.com.au:80/news/9908/28/text/world22.html
http://www.smh.com.au:80/news/9908/28/text/world22.html

The LA Times has a piece on what might be archaeological evidence for the
Caddo people at a site in Texas:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990829/t000077063.html
http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990829/t000077063.html

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(sorry!) and by pasting the wrong url (darned sausage fingers!):


AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

Kris Hirst (Archaeology) has a feature on the controversy surrounding
development of Macchu Picchu:

http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=home
<url:http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm?pid=2826&cob=h
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For your Sunday surfing pleasure:

The latest installment of 'Who Peopled the Americas and When' comes from
China Daily, which reports on evidence that the Chinese might have reached
the 'new world' some 3000 years B.P. (thanks to Mike Ruggeri for the heads
up):

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/history/1999/08/d2-5bot.827.html
<url:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/history/1999/08/d2-5bot.827.html>

And just in case you missed it last week, here's a better version of the
'Lucia (or Luzia) the Australian Was First' story, from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_430000/430944.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_430000/430944.stm>


On the Egyptian front, the summer issue of KMT is online with its Nile
Currents section giving a good overview of archaeological discoveries made
in the earlier part of this year:

http://www.egyptology.com/kmt/summer99/nile.html
<url:http://www.egyptology.com/kmt/summer99/nile.html>


The San Jose Mercury has a report on those folks who accompanied the
Israelites during the Exodus:

http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/svlife/docs/bible28.htm
<url:http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/svlife/docs/bible28.htm>


The Newcastle Evening Chronicle reports on the discovery of a Roman brooch
(watch the wrap):

http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=163953&Row=1&P
rev=6&Next=8
<url:http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=163953&Ro
w=1&Prev=6&Next=8>

The Miami Herald has a nice report on the various types of technology used
by archaeologists:

http://www.herald.com:80/content/today/digdocs/079647.htm
<url:http://www.herald.com:80/content/today/digdocs/079647.htm>

Biblical Archaeology Review has a new issue up which includes a full text
article on the location of the Temple on Temple Mount:

http://www.bib-arch.org/bar2.html
<url:http://www.bib-arch.org/bar2.html>


MORE BAHARIYA OASIS COVERAGE:

In case you missed the live chat with Roger Bagnall last week, a transcript
is now available online at:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mummyexpert082699_chat.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mummyexpert082699_chat
.html>

Discovery.com has put up an out-of-date story on the find (i.e. the story
which was originally published in June), but there is a link on this page
to a number of photos that I haven't seen elsewhere which folks might want
to check out:

http://www.discovery.com/indep/newsfeatures/mummy/story.html
<url:http://www.discovery.com/indep/newsfeatures/mummy/story.html>

Among the articles of the latest edition of Archaeology Magazine online is
the full text of Zahi Hawass' piece on the discovery:

http://www.archaeology.org/9909/toc/toc.html
<url:http://www.archaeology.org/9909/toc/toc.html>

AT THE MUSEUMS

Art and Archaeology has a nicely illustrated review (in French) of an
exhibition called "L'Art egyptien au temps des pyramides", which will soon
be coming to the Met and the ROM:

http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/arttry.htm
<url:http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/arttry.htm>

The International Herald Tribune has a nice review of the British Museum's
"Rebels, Pretenders, and Impostors" exhibition, which deals with the coins
of various conquerors of various nations in various times:

http://www.iht.com:80/IHT/TODAY/SAT/IN/rebels.2.html
<url:http://www.iht.com:80/IHT/TODAY/SAT/IN/rebels.2.html>

The British Museum's page about the exhibition is also worth a look (but it
is rather large!):

http://www.british-museum.ac.uk/coins_medals/rebels/rebels.html
<url:http://www.british-museum.ac.uk/coins_medals/rebels/rebels.html>

AT ABOUT.COM THIS WEEK

N.S. Gill (Ancient/Classical History) has a feature on the Arian Controversy:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082499.htm
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082499.htm>

Kris Hurst (Archaeology) has a feature on the controversy surrounding
development of Macchu Picchu:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082499.htm
<url:http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082499.htm?

Janet Burns (Latin) has a feature on various online aids to help with your
Latin homework:

http://latin.about.com/library/weekly/aa082299.htm
<url:http://latin.about.com/library/weekly/aa082299.htm>


REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week (Words associated with Roman Goddesses)

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html
<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html
<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
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The 'my-inbox-is-bursting-with-mail-so-I-hope-I-didn't-miss-anything-issue':

***LIVE EVENT***

ABCNews is going to be hosting a live (moderated) chat with Roger Bagnall,
who will be answering questions about the Bahariya Oasis discoveries. The
chat begins at 2.30 p.m. (Eastern) and can be accessed via the following link:

http://chat.abcnews.go.com/chat/chat.dll?room=mummyexpert082699
<url:http://chat.abcnews.go.com/chat/chat.dll?room=mummyexpert082699>


ABCNews also has a nice feature on 'the curse of the pharaohs' and the
various explanations for it:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mummies990825.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mummies990825.html>


It was a busy day for the Times (as will be seen) ... the first report from
them is on the discovery of a Roman gem in the Thames:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01034.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01034.html?2177
977>


The Times also reports on the recovery of a number of stolen Renaissance
works (as well as noting that the manuscript of Ptolemy's Cosmographia is
still missing):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur02005.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur02005.html?2
177977>


The Times also has a report on the upcoming fifth annual meeting of the
European Association of Archaeologists:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01003.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01003.html?2
177977>


FOLLOWUPS

One of the reasons my inbox is bursting with email is because numerous
readers appear to be very interested in the 'Canadian Iceman'. So I'll part
with my usual 'one version of a story' policy (again), and present a whole
bunch of coverage (each has something different about it):

A new version of the AP coverage:
http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,85943-135724-946929-0,00.html
<url:http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,85943-135724-946929-0,00
.html>

The Seattle Times' coverage:

http://www.seattletimes.com/news/nation-world/html98/icem_19990825.html
<url:http://www.seattletimes.com/news/nation-world/html98/icem_19990825.html>

Discovering Archaeology's coverage (includes colour photos!)

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman.shtml
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/iceman.shtml>

The Times coverage (two items):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgncda01001.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgncda01001.html?2
177977>


http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgncda01002.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgncda01002.html?2
177977>

I thought I had mentioned this, but in case I (or you) missed it, here's an
interesting story on the use of technology to extract more information from
the Dead Sea Scrolls (thanks to Francis Deblauwe for the heads up)


http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/scolls082299.htm
<url:http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/scolls082299.htm>

A number of readers had problems accessing the 'red chapel of Hatshepsut'
story yesterday ... and with good reason; Discovery.com decided to archive
it. So here's where the story now resides, for a couple of weeks:

http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/news990824/brief3.html?ct=37c523b7
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/archive/news990824/brief3.html?ct=37c523b7>

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On the web today:

Canada has its own Iceman! The remains of a 500-4000 year-old man were
found sticking out of a glacier in the Yukon Territory. The CBC coverage is
good if you have quicktime installed, otherwise the text is rather
uninformative (watch the wrap):

http://www.cbcnews.cbc.ca:80/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/08/24/old
bones990824
<url:http://www.cbcnews.cbc.ca:80/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/08/2
4/oldbones990824>

If you don't have Quicktime, here's the reuters Report via ABC (including a
picture of the guy's hat, which looks suspiciously like a Tilley Endurable):

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/iceman990824.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/iceman990824.html>


Okay ... this Bariyha Oasis discovery is too much in the news not to give
you more (they're apparently showing the first real pictures of what's been
turned up this season ... the dig will resume in November). In any event,
the New York Times had a good piece by John Noble Wilford (thanks to Al
Kriman for the heads up):

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/082499sci-archeology-egypt.h
tml
<url:http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/082499sci-archeology-eg
ypt.html>


NBC also had good coverage on its television news last night, which can be
accessed via MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/304276.asp
<url:http://www.msnbc.com/news/304276.asp>


Also on the Egyptian front, Discovery Channel alerts us to the
reconstruction of Hateshepsut's Red Chapel:

http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief3.html?ct=37c3bfd4
<url:http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/brief3.html?ct=37c3bfd4>


The Daily Star reports on the discovery of a Hellenistic site in downtown
Beirut:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/21_06_99_a.htm
<url:http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/21_06_99_a.htm>



The Times of London reports on plans to use the Colosseum in Millennium
celebrations:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur02004.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur02004.html?2
177977>



Last, and certainly not least, here's one I missed: The Sunday Times had a
report on the theory that "aborigines" from Australia were the first people
to make it to America (thanks to Michael Ruggeri for the heads up!):


http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stifgnusa02003.html?999
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stifgnusa02003.ht
ml?999>

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Apologies for missing our usual Sunday issue ... my isp was doing some
unannounced (to me, anyway) maintenance for most of the day. So at the risk
of decreasing production in offices across the globe, here's our Massive
Monday Megaissue:

Today's Independent has a report on the discovery of a Roman coin hoard
which "is thought to have been buried by one of Britain's first
millionaires" (this one will expire):

http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P8S1.html
<url:http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P8S1.html>


The Times reports on evidence which apparently answers one of the
"mysteries" of the Roman army: where they kept their horses:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01010.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01010.html?2
177977>


Il Messaggero has a report on the Julia Felix (a second century shipwreck):

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990821/01_NAZIONALE/20/IULIA.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990821/01_NAZIONALE/20/IULIA.htm>

Il Messaggero also has a sort of 'look what's been found underwater lately'
sidebar:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990821/01_NAZIONALE/20/SCAFI.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990821/01_NAZIONALE/20/SCAFI.htm>


This might be a repeat, but the San Jose Mercury has a piece on the use of
digital technology on the Dead Sea Scrolls:

http://www.sjmercury.com/premium/svlife/docs/deadsea21.htm
<url:http://www.sjmercury.com/premium/svlife/docs/deadsea21.htm>

If you've been wondering what Robert Ballard has been up to, he's
apparently poking around the Black Sea, looking for evidence to support the
recent theory about the 'Great Flood' emanating from there; the National
Geographic has a nice online feature on Ballard's current efforts:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/blacksea/
<url:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/blacksea/>


The Financial Times (of all places) has a brief piece noting that some 39
Greek sites have been opened to the public ... by moonlight:

http://www.ft.com/hippocampus/q140b8e.htm
<url:http://www.ft.com/hippocampus/q140b8e.htm>


The San Jose Mercury reports on the discovery of some 'lost' papers of Bach
(thanks to John Carr for the heads up):


http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/svlife/docs/bach22.htm
<url:http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/svlife/docs/bach22.htm>


The Salt Lake Tribune has a nice piece on work at Cuzco:

http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/aug/08221999/nation_w/17238.htm
<url:http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/aug/08221999/nation_w/17238.htm>

Nando Times picks up an AP story on how an off duty intoxicated policeman
managed to crash his car into the Aztec Templo Mayor:

http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,84283-133194-929633-0,00.html
<url:http://www2.nando.net:80/noframes/story/0,2107,84283-133194-929633-0,00
.html>


The Philadelphia Enquirer has a report on an emergency excavation going on
prior to highway reconstruction:

http://www.phillynews.com:80/inquirer/99/Aug/19/city/CROAD19.htm
<url:http://www.phillynews.com:80/inquirer/99/Aug/19/city/CROAD19.htm>

Time Magazine has a major piece on human evolution (thanks to John Carr for
the heads up):

http://www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,29513,00.html
<url:http://www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,29513,00.html>


ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The satirical journal The Onion 'reports' on Congress' allocation of $4
billion for "Bread and Circuses"

http://www.theonion.com/onion3529/bread_and_circuses.html
<url:http://www.theonion.com/onion3529/bread_and_circuses.html>


REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week (Words associated with Roman Goddesses)

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html
<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html
<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

AT THE ATRIUM

While grumbling about the lack of an announcement of my ISP's downtime, I
decided to start putting online some more recent issues of Commentarium --
something which will be done fairly frequently over the next few weeks.
I've just put up the October 1998 issue, which has news from September
(don't complain! I'm still ahead of plenty of academic journals! 8^));
there are also links to back issues etc.:

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The news just keeps coming!

Hot on the heels of the discovery of a bronze age tomb in Ireland comes
news of the discovery of an iron age tomb in Wexford, according to RTE (you
have to scroll down a page or so for this one; the report(s) are in
RealVideo format ... thanks to Karen Dennis for the heads up):

http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/0818/brief.html
<url:http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/0818/brief.html>


The Times of London has a report on the discovery of two wooden coffins
dating to the 2nd - 3rd century:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws02034.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws02034.html?2
177977>


The Times' millennium feature is on the rush to build Durham Cathedral in
the 12th century:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws03002.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws03002.html?2
177977>


ABCNews has an *excellent* feature on the excavation of a 9th century (or
thereabouts) marketplace in London:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/excavation990818.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/excavation990818.html>


CNN picks up an AP story on Jordan's return of stolen artifacts to Egypt
(watch the wrap_:

http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4296124&uid=9350
64390214&page_exclude=1
<url:http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4296124&uid
=935064390214&page_exclude=1>


The Age (Australia) has a report on the search for the semi-legendary
'mahogany ship':

http://www.theage.com.au:80/daily/990819/news/news12.html
<url:http://www.theage.com.au:80/daily/990819/news/news12.html>

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Plenty of news for 'hump day':

The big news of the day appears to be the discovery of a bronze age grave
in Northern Ireland; here's the coverage from the Belfast Telegraph (thanks
to David Girling for the heads up):

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/today/aug17/News/find.ncml
<url:http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/today/aug17/News/find.ncml>


In case the Belfast Telegraph piece expires, here's the BBC coverage:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_422000/422862.stm
<url:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_422000/4228
62.stm>


Il Messaggero reports on the discovery of a Roman villa at Tivoli, dating
from the last century B.C./B.C.E to the first century A.D./C.E.:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990818/01_NAZIONALE/32/SCOPE.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990818/01_NAZIONALE/32/SCOPE.htm>


Il Messaggero also reports on the restoration of a 12th century Byzantine
wall painting:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990817/01_NAZIONALE/35/MAGLIANO.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990817/01_NAZIONALE/35/MAGLIANO.htm>


The Times of London has a report on how the changing course of the Thames
river is revealing all sorts of potential archaeological sites:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01006.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01006.html?2
177977>


And now (as N.S. Gill correctly surmised!) we find out why various
newspapers repeated the story on the discovery of thousands of mummies at
the Barrihya Oasis ... Dr. Zahi Hawass spoke on the discovery the other
day, as revealed by the Sacramento Bee (there are some details here that
are of interest, of course):

http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/calrep_story.cgi?N35.HTML
<url:http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/calrep_story.cgi?N35.HTML>


The Detroit Free Press is reporting on the theory (which I believe has
already been reported by Explorator, but what the heck) that the fall of
great empires can be tied to comet activity:

http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qfall17.htm
<url:http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qfall17.htm>


THE GRAPEVINE

Hector Williams of the University of British Columbia was kind enough to
send along this "exclusive" for Explorator readers:

UBC excavations at ancient Stymphalos have uncovered a rare example of an
intact iron sword still in the remains of its sheath from a possible
earthquake destruction level of the first half of the first century A.C.
The weapon was found on the floor of a Hellenistic building that had been
reused by the early Roman period resettlement; with it were found marble
neo-Attic griffin feet from a table and much complete tho' shattered
pottery. Among other noteworthy finds this summer was a formal dog burial
of the
5th c. A.C. in a small early Christian cemetery on the acropolis of the
ancient city.


[editor's note: if you have a similarly (brief) item about a dig you're
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In the news this a.m.:

In what is probably the big news of the day, the Independent reports on
research which suggests the bathing complex at Bath wasn't built by the
Romans at all, but by a local Celtic chieftain (this one will expire!):

http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html
<url:http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html>


The Sunday Times has the most balanced coverage of the discovery of
archaeological evidence pertaining to one of early Mormonism's darker pages:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa03006.html?2177977
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa03006.html?2177977

The San Jose Mercury reports on the discovery of human remains near Redding:

http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/local/docs/remains15.htm
http://www7.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/local/docs/remains15.htm

The Columbus Dispatch has a report on various discoveries in the area
during the summer:

http://www.dispatch.com:80/pan/news/lore15nws.html
http://www.dispatch.com:80/pan/news/lore15nws.html

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Apologies to all for the duplicate post (my fault! and I even had coffee in
me!).

regards,

dm
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Since the list is rather quiet of late, here's some stuff which might spark
some conversations -- dm


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For your perusal:

For reasons unknown, the LA Times is announcing the discovery of a big
trove of mummies in a remote Egyptian oasis (this *is* old news) and as a
result, a number of other newspapers have picked it up too ... so here's
that story again, in case you missed it last month:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990814/t000072352.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990814/t000072352.html>


Il Messaggero reports on the recovery of a 2nd century A.D. vase:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990814/01_NAZIONALE/24/H.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990814/01_NAZIONALE/24/H.htm>


Il Messaggero also reports on inscriptional evidence which apparently lends
weight to the tradition that St. Paul did visit Cyprus:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990813/01_NAZIONALE/18/CULT.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990813/01_NAZIONALE/18/CULT.htm>

Last week we reported on plans of a dig near Seaham Hall, to find out why
bones keep turning up ... initial investigation has revealed a 7th century
Christian burial ground, according to the Evening Chronicle (watch the wrap):

http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=160989&Row=1&P
rev=3&Next=5
<url:http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=160989&Ro
w=1&Prev=3&Next=5>

US News and World Report this week has a nice feature on life in the year
1000 ... the following is the intro page, with more links at the bottom of
that page to such things as fashion, etc. (thanks to JoAnn St. Clair for
the heads up!)

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990816/dailyintro.htm
<url:http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990816/dailyintro.htm>


The BBC has a piece on the latest archaeotourist destination: the Isle of May:

http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid%5F414000/414840.stm
<url:http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid%5F414000/414840.stm>

Also on the tourist front, the Sunday Times has a feature on 'Pictavia', a
new attraction highlighting Scotland's Pictish roots (watch the wrap and
beware the horrible pun which starts the article):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stiecoeco02001.html
?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stiecoeco02001
.html?2177977>

One of Cleveland's papers has a nice report on a project to use a virus to
map how the 'first Americans' made it to the New World (thanks to Michael
Ruggieri for the heads up):

http://www.cleveland.com:80/news/pdnews/metro/w12viru.ssf
<url:http://www.cleveland.com:80/news/pdnews/metro/w12viru.ssf>


An AP story from last week tells of the impending opening of a museum in
Unalaska which will display many recently-discovered Aleutian artifacts:

http://www.adn.com:80/stories/T99080964.html
<url:http://www.adn.com:80/stories/T99080964.html>

The Bergen Record reports on the discovery of a fish trap of uncertain (but
possibly very old) date on the Passaic River:

http://www.bergen.com:80/news/fishrc199908136.htm
<url:http://www.bergen.com:80/news/fishrc199908136.htm>


Back to the LA Times, there is a report that a judge has ordered a hearing
in regards to the Bolsa Chica site, where human remains turned up last week:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990812/t000071881.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990812/t000071881.html>

DIGSITE DU JOUR

The Dunragit Archaeological excavation website gives up to date info on the
excavations at Dunragit and includes a dig diary among other features
(thanks to Diana Briscoe for the heads up):

http://www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Dunragit/
<url:http://www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Dunragit/>


ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The following virus hoax description will no doubt warm the cockles of the
hearts of all those who have written theses, dissertations, research
papers, etc. and/or those who have had to read them (thanks to Carol
Bateson for the heads up):

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pluperfect-hoax.html
<url:http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pluperfect-hoax.html>

REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week (Words associated with Greek Goddesses)

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html
<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html
<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

]|[============================================]|[

EXPLORATOR is an irregular newletter (posted every two-three days)
representing the fruits of the labours of 'media research division' of The
Atrium. Various on-line news and magazine sources are scoured on a  daily
basis for news of the ancient world (broadly construed: practically
anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
fair game) and when a sufficient number of urls are gathered (usually a
minimum of three stories), they are delivered to your mailbox free of
charge! Those articles that don't expire, plus supplementary links
eventually find a home at:

Commentarium (news articles)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/commentarium.html

The Rostra (audio files)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/rostra.html

A media archive of links of files that have previously appeared in
Commentarium or at the Rostra is currently under construction.

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]|[============================================]|[

]|[  ]|[  EXPLORATOR
]|[  ]|[  Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
]|[  ]|[  Volume 2, Issue 41 -- August 15, 1999

]|[============================================]|[

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For your perusal:

For reasons unknown, the LA Times is announcing the discovery of a big
trove of mummies in a remote Egyptian oasis (this *is* old news) and as a
result, a number of other newspapers have picked it up too ... so here's
that story again, in case you missed it last month:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990814/t000072352.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990814/t000072352.html>


Il Messaggero reports on the recovery of a 2nd century A.D. vase:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990814/01_NAZIONALE/24/H.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990814/01_NAZIONALE/24/H.htm>


Il Messaggero also reports on inscriptional evidence which apparently lends
weight to the tradition that St. Paul did visit Cyprus:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990813/01_NAZIONALE/18/CULT.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990813/01_NAZIONALE/18/CULT.htm>

Last week we reported on plans of a dig near Seaham Hall, to find out why
bones keep turning up ... initial investigation has revealed a 7th century
Christian burial ground, according to the Evening Chronicle (watch the wrap):

http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=160989&Row=1&P
rev=3&Next=5
<url:http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk/ec_cfm/body_story_1.cfm?ID=160989&Ro
w=1&Prev=3&Next=5>

US News and World Report this week has a nice feature on life in the year
1000 ... the following is the intro page, with more links at the bottom of
that page to such things as fashion, etc. (thanks to JoAnn St. Clair for
the heads up!)

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990816/dailyintro.htm
<url:http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990816/dailyintro.htm>


The BBC has a piece on the latest archaeotourist destination: the Isle of May:

http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid%5F414000/414840.stm
<url:http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid%5F414000/414840.stm>

Also on the tourist front, the Sunday Times has a feature on 'Pictavia', a
new attraction highlighting Scotland's Pictish roots (watch the wrap and
beware the horrible pun which starts the article):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stiecoeco02001.html
?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stiecoeco02001
.html?2177977>

One of Cleveland's papers has a nice report on a project to use a virus to
map how the 'first Americans' made it to the New World (thanks to Michael
Ruggieri for the heads up):

http://www.cleveland.com:80/news/pdnews/metro/w12viru.ssf
<url:http://www.cleveland.com:80/news/pdnews/metro/w12viru.ssf>


An AP story from last week tells of the impending opening of a museum in
Unalaska which will display many recently-discovered Aleutian artifacts:

http://www.adn.com:80/stories/T99080964.html
<url:http://www.adn.com:80/stories/T99080964.html>

The Bergen Record reports on the discovery of a fish trap of uncertain (but
possibly very old) date on the Passaic River:

http://www.bergen.com:80/news/fishrc199908136.htm
<url:http://www.bergen.com:80/news/fishrc199908136.htm>


Back to the LA Times, there is a report that a judge has ordered a hearing
in regards to the Bolsa Chica site, where human remains turned up last week:

http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990812/t000071881.html
<url:http://www.latimes.com:80/excite/990812/t000071881.html>

DIGSITE DU JOUR

The Dunragit Archaeological excavation website gives up to date info on the
excavations at Dunragit and includes a dig diary among other features
(thanks to Diana Briscoe for the heads up):

http://www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Dunragit/
<url:http://www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Dunragit/>


ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The following virus hoax description will no doubt warm the cockles of the
hearts of all those who have written theses, dissertations, research
papers, etc. and/or those who have had to read them (thanks to Carol
Bateson for the heads up):

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pluperfect-hoax.html
<url:http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pluperfect-hoax.html>

REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week (Words associated with Greek Goddesses)

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html
<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html
<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

]|[============================================]|[

EXPLORATOR is an irregular newletter (posted every two-three days)
representing the fruits of the labours of 'media research division' of The
Atrium. Various on-line news and magazine sources are scoured on a  daily
basis for news of the ancient world (broadly construed: practically
anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
fair game) and when a sufficient number of urls are gathered (usually a
minimum of three stories), they are delivered to your mailbox free of
charge! Those articles that don't expire, plus supplementary links
eventually find a home at:

Commentarium (news articles)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/commentarium.html

The Rostra (audio files)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/rostra.html

A media archive of links of files that have previously appeared in
Commentarium or at the Rostra is currently under construction.

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]|[============================================]|[

]|[  ]|[  EXPLORATOR
]|[  ]|[  Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
]|[  ]|[  Volume 2, Issue 41 -- August 12, 1999

]|[============================================]|[

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will require you to rebuild the url at your end; if you get a 'file not
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Assorted tidbits:

The big news of the day, as reported by the Boston Globe, is an AP story on
the discovery of a Middle Kingdom-era 'mayor's house' in Egypt (watch the
wrap ... it's on the Region page if you want to track it down):

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/224/region/Scientist_says_his_team_has_di:.s
html
<url:http://www.boston.com/dailynews/224/region/Scientist_says_his_team_has_
di:.shtml>

A close second is CNN's picking up of a Xinhua report on the discovery of a
Tang Dynasty tomb in Mongolia which has wall frescoes (watch the wrap):

http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4254236&uid=9344
58834319&page_exclude=1
<url:http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4254236&uid
=934458834319&page_exclude=1>


Also from CNN/Xinhua comes the report of the discovery of a number of
ancient tombstones in Northeastern China (watch the wrap):

http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4255485&uid=9344
58797623&page_exclude=1
<url:http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=otmDetStory&art_id=4255485&uid
=934458797623&page_exclude=1>


The Times of London has a report on upcoming DNA tests on the purported
heart of Louis XVII (watch the wrap):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur01002.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgneur01002.html?2
177977>


The Times also has the best coverage of the results of tests to determine
what killed Andrew Jackson (watch the wrap):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa01001.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa01001.html?2
177977>


The Seattle Times has a somewhat confusing report on an emergency
excavation which has offended a local indigenous people:

http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/rema_19990811.html
<url:http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/rema_19990811.html>


Also from the pacific north west, Seattle Weekly has the latest installment
in the Kennewick saga (thanks to Jorn Barger for the heads up):

http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/9932/features-downey.shtml
<url:http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/9932/features-downey.shtml>


The Newcastle Journal has a piece on the 'Wall Pilgrimage', which has to be
one of the oldest archaeological 'days out' around:

http://www.the-journal.co.uk/jnl-cfm/news_story.cfm?storyId=115911
<url:http://www.the-journal.co.uk/jnl-cfm/news_story.cfm?storyId=115911>


]|[============================================]|[

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representing the fruits of the labours of 'media research division' of The
Atrium. Various on-line news and magazine sources are scoured on a  daily
basis for news of the ancient world (broadly construed: practically
anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
fair game) and when a sufficient number of urls are gathered (usually a
minimum of three stories), they are delivered to your mailbox free of
charge! Those articles that don't expire, plus supplementary links
eventually find a home at:

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The Rostra (audio files)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/rostra.html

A media archive of links of files that have previously appeared in
Commentarium or at the Rostra is currently under construction.

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]|[============================================]|[

]|[  ]|[  EXPLORATOR
]|[  ]|[  Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
]|[  ]|[  Volume 2, Issue 40 -- August 11, 1999

]|[============================================]|[

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will require you to rebuild the url at your end; if you get a 'file not
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]|[============================================]|[

A quiet couple of days, then all of a sudden ...

Il Messaggero reports on the discovery of some remains of ancient Pyrgi:

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990811/10_CIV_VECCHIA/33/CIV.htm
<url:http://www.ilmessaggero.it/hermes/19990811/10_CIV_VECCHIA/33/CIV.htm>


MSNBC picks up an interesting 'Newhouse News' report on the use of digital
technology to read a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls

http://www.msnbc.com/news/299206.asp
<url:http://www.msnbc.com/news/299206.asp>


USA Today has a typical USA Today piece on what's going on with that search
of Alfred's tomb:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/travel/lt166.htm
<url:http://www.usatoday.com/life/travel/lt166.htm>


The Times of London has a nice report on eclipses at various times in history:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfeasci01005.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timfeasci01005.html?2
177977>


The Times also has a piece on the Temple of Hatshepsut, cribbed largely
from KMT magazine:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01003.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timcrtcrt01003.html?2
177977>


The latest 'millennial feature' in the Times is on the Battle of Agincourt
(there is a 'Yorkist' link at the bottom that's interesting as well):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01008.html?2177977
<url:http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Times/timnwsnws01008.html?2
177977>


According to the London Free Press, picking up a CP story, a former
professor of mine is claiming that rock carvings down the road from here
were made by Scandinavians ca. 800 B.C./B.C.E.:

http://www.canoe.ca/LondonNews/06_n2.html
<url:http://www.canoe.ca/LondonNews/06_n2.html>

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anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
fair game) and when a sufficient number of urls are gathered (usually a
minimum of three stories), they are delivered to your mailbox free of
charge! Those articles that don't expire, plus supplementary links
eventually find a home at:

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]|[  ]|[  EXPLORATOR
]|[  ]|[  Watching the Web for News of the Ancient World
]|[  ]|[  Volume 2, Issue 39 -- August 8, 1999

]|[============================================]|[

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will require you to rebuild the url at your end; if you get a 'file not
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]|[============================================]|[

Assorted tidbits:

The Belgian Daily der Standaard has a piece on the discovery of a Mithraeum
at Tienen (thanks to Francis Deblauwe for the heads up)(watch the wrap):

http://www.standaard.be/asp/public/nieuwsberichten/pub_DetailBericht.asp?txt
Bericht_id=dst9908050033&txtStandBy=1
<url:http://www.standaard.be/asp/public/nieuwsberichten/pub_DetailBericht.as
p?txtBericht_id=dst9908050033&txtStandBy=1>


This month's issue of Smithsonian Magazine has a feature on Mount Athos
(the links to external sites are also worth wandering into):

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues99/aug99/athos.html
<url:http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues99/aug99/athos.html>


The Echo tells of plans for a dig to find out why so many skeletons from
various periods keep turning up at Seaham Hall:

http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne/echo/A2vqbi.htm
<url:http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne/echo/A2vqbi.htm>


ABCNews picks up a Scripps Howard piece on the discovery of a painted bison
skull:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/bisonskull990806.html
<url:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/bisonskull990806.html>


The Kansas City Star last week had a report on the discovery of the remains
of a village near Wainwright, Missouri (thanks to Michael Ruggieri for the
heads up and for tracking it down subsequently):

http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/home.pat,local/3773bd21.803,.html
<url:http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/home.pat,local/3773bd21.803,.html>


The Sacramento Bee picks up an AP story on Rock Art in the northwest U.S.:

http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/calrep_story.cgi?N8.HTML
<url:http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/calrep_story.cgi?N8.HTML>


Discovering Archaeology has updated its weekly features to include a number
of pieces on Egypt:

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/
<url:http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/>


The National Geographic has an interesting feature called 'Three Cities',
which is a basic 'plus ca change, c'est la meme chose' look at life in
Alexandria in 1 A.D., Cordoba in 1000, and New York in 2000:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities/
<url:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities/>


The German weekly Der Spiegel has a piece on the nasty microbes which can
be found in Egyptians tombs:

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nf/0,1518,34015,00.html
<url:http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nf/0,1518,34015,00.html>


Last, and certainly least, the satirical rag *The Onion* has a piece on
'Fundamentalist Aesopians' which some readers might like (or not!)(thanks
to Charles Jones for the heads up):

http://www.theonion.com/onion3525/fundamentalist_aesopians.html
<url:http://www.theonion.com/onion3525/fundamentalist_aesopians.html>


REGULAR FEATURES

CTCWeb's Words of the Week

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html
<url:http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/myword.html>

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini

http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html
<url:http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html>

English translation (probably delayed):

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html
<url:http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/latin-news/mainlatin.html>

]|[============================================]|[

EXPLORATOR is an irregular newletter (posted every two-three days)
representing the fruits of the labours of 'media research division' of The
Atrium. Various on-line news and magazine sources are scoured on a  daily
basis for news of the ancient world (broadly construed: practically
anything relating to archaeology or history prior to about 1700 or so  is
fair game) and when a sufficient number of urls are gathered (usually a
minimum of three stories), they are delivered to your mailbox free of
charge! Those articles that don't expire, plus supplementary links
eventually find a home at:

Commentarium (news articles)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/commentarium.html

The Rostra (audio files)

http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/rostra.html

A media archive of links of files that have previously appeared in
Commentarium or at the Rostra is currently under construction.

]|[============================================]|[

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