From dmeadows@idirect.com Sun Jun 9 05:38:17 2002 Received: from mailscan1.cac.washington.edu (mailscan1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.16]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.01) with SMTP id g59CcEw3104578 for ; Sun, 9 Jun 2002 05:38:14 -0700 Received: FROM mxu2.u.washington.edu BY mailscan1.cac.washington.edu ; Sun Jun 09 05:38:12 2002 -0700 Received: from deimos.idirect.com (deimos.idirect.com [207.136.80.182]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.01) with ESMTP id g59CcBhR019334 for ; Sun, 9 Jun 2002 05:38:12 -0700 Received: from on-ham-a53-01-23.look.ca (on-ham-a53-01-23.look.ca [216.154.51.23]) by deimos.idirect.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA97962; Sun, 9 Jun 2002 08:38:00 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 08:38:46 -0400 From: dmeadows@idirect.com X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.54 Beta/45) Personal Reply-To: dmeadows@idirect.com X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <578125205.20020609083846@idirect.com> To: explorator@yahoogroups.com CC: classics@u.washington.edu, ancientmed@egroups.com, greek-arch@egroups.com, latin@vlists.net, , Subject: Explorator 5.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ================================================================ explorator 5.6 June 9, 2002 ================================================================ Editor's note: Depending on your mail software, some urls may wrap (especially those from the Telegraph) which will require you to rebuild the url at your end; if you get a 'file not found', check to see if the url wrapped on you. 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Richard Frahm, Hernan Astudillo, Joanne Conman, Kristina Killgrove, Arthur Shippee, George Pesely, Brennus Legranus, David Detrich, Rick Pettigrew, and Michael Ruggieri for headses upses this week (a.a.h.i.h.l.n.o.o.) ================================================================ ================================================================ AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA ================================================================ Stone tools and bones are suggesting a rethink on when Britian first was inhabited by humans: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2025000/2025530.stm http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_600992.html http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4773086 A pile of bitumen slabs found in Kuwait are believed to be the remains of the world's oldest boat: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5574/1791 (requires registration) A number of 18th/19th dynasty tombs of government officials has ('have' doesn't look right) been found near the Step Pyramid: http://www.msnbc.com/news/763407.asp http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020606/ap_wo_en_po/egypt_tombs_discovered_1 http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200206061037000296610_aolns.src http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_602588.html .... probably the same: http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,4452147%255E401,00.html http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html7/o060622a.htm A 4000-year-old seal of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found during the excavation of a stable in Scotland (and yes, there is a logical explanation, but you just *know* something else will come of this): http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=302203 I think this must have been a sidebar to something else, but here's a brief overview of the life of Thutmose III: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55095-2002Jun3.html The already-under-construction Cairo-Aswan highway is now causing some concern amongst archaeological types: http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020531/2002053141.html A brief item on the restoration of some of the artifacts found in Abu Qir bay: http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html7/o060622n.htm One I missed: Cyprus Mail has an extensive piece on the PASYDY hill site (Cyprus, of course), which is important but bogged down in matters political, it seems: http://www.cyprus-mail.com/May/26/Feature4.htm Archaeologists are tracing the domestication of the horse in Kazakhstan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2027000/2027346.stm Moscow Times has a feature on the 'Siberian Ice Maiden': http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2002/06/04/003.html The Villa of the Papyri is turning into a saga ... now they're going to be doing some "emergency maintenance" on it: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=9598 A trio of tombs belonging to court eunuchs of Ming dynasty era date have been found: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-06/05/content_425302.htm A 'freak' low tide has revealed "Scotland's Atlantis": http://news.scotsman.com/aberdeen.cfm?id=602572002 If you're planning on visiting the British Museum, you might want to check to make sure it doesn't coincide with a series of planned strikes: http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/arts/newsid_2031000/2031735.stm http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020608/en_nm/arts_britain_museum_dc_1 ================================================================ THE AMERICAS ================================================================ A lost Inca settlement has been discovered in the jungles of Peru (the second Telegraph piece is an interview with Hugh Thomson): http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2029000/2029466.stm http://www.msnbc.com/news/763508.asp http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&ncid=753&e=9&u=/nm/20020606/sc_nm/britain_incas_dc_1 http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/americas/06/06/britain.incas.reut/index.html http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$LBU2D1IAACV4RQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2002/06/06/winca06.xml http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$LJG3GSIAAD5ARQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2002/06/08/winca08.xml .... and some new discoveries have been made at Macchu Picchu: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020607/sc_nm/peru_machupicchu_dc_1 http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=NRAIORJDHXZVOCRBAEZSFEYKEEATIIWD?type=sciencenews&StoryID=1064195 Archaeologists in Florida are claiming to have found the longest, oldest canals in North America (the SunSentinel piece has some nice photos and a video report as well): http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-66indiancanal.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dfront http://www.msnbc.com/news/762953.asp http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3414166.htm Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi (a.k.a. Canada's Ice Man) is next in line to undergo DNA testing: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2443-2002Jun5.html The Salt Lake Tribune has some coverage of a dig on Antelope Island: http://www.sltrib.com/06082002/utah/743773.htm This is a sort of book announcement thing (maybe), but a modern architectural historian has turned her thoughts to Cahokia: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020605/ap_en_ot/wkd_cahokia_book_1 Remains of Fort Greene Ville have been found, near Greenville, Ohio of course: http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/06/08/loc_excavation_finds.html They're still retrieving artifacts from the Hunley: http://www.reuters.co.uk/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=OM2JNZ1DQY2X4CRBAEZSFFAKEEATIIWD?type=topnews&StoryID=1063769 http://www.msnbc.com/news/763523.asp ================================================================ ON THE NEWSSTANDS ================================================================ Popular Mechanics has a nice article on the Sussex and the challenges of raising it: http://popularmechanics.com/science/transportation/2002/6/deep_bounty/ ================================================================ AT ABOUT.COM ================================================================ Lee Levin, "Rome vs. Carthage": http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/prm/bldaytheworldtrembleda.htm ================================================================ REVIEWS ================================================================ Kenneth Lapatin, *Mysteries of the Snake Goddess* (n.b. the following url is kind of an experiment ... the review in the Globe and Mail has an url that approaches 300 characters in length; several Explorator readers have mentioned tinyurl.com as something worth trying, and in this case it seems worthwhile): http://tinyurl.com/cas ================================================================ EXHIBITIONS ================================================================ Quest For Immortality: Ancient Treasures of Egypt (coming soon ... I'm sure we'll regularly be reading about this one): http://www.iht.com/articles/60637.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/04/arts/design/04GALL.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/761667.asp http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020604/ap_en_ot/egyptian_exhibit_2 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54868-2002Jun3.html ================================================================ CLASSICIST'S CORNER ================================================================ AthensNews has an item on ancient (mostly Roman) gluttony: http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12965&m=A40&aa=1&eidos=S A classicist has commented on Catholic sexual abuse cases in Kentucky: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1793487,00.html An ancient civ teacher's website is getting some attention: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/tribnorth/s_75569.html Here's an interesting appeal to Plato as precedent: http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/articles.asp?id=1&date1=6/9/2002 .... and from the same source, an appeal to ancient Rome (who's teaching Classics in Pakistan?): http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/articles.asp?id=7&date1=6/8/2002 Harvard is giving Peter Brown and honorary degree: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=215002 This one's sort of interesting ... a Guardian review of a pile of books chastises Anne Carson for not including enough classical references in her latest novel: http://www.observer.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,726052,00.html The Kyrenia II returned to drydock for repairs (the photo might be of interest): http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12965&m=A10&aa=8&eidos=S Umberto Eco gave a convocation address at Hebrew University, which some might find of interest: http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/PrinterFull&cid=1022691071214 The Herald Sun has a short item on the use of Latin by doctors: http://www.herald-sun.com/features/54-233304.html Newsday has a piece on technology being used to read Herculaneum (and other) papyri: http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-dsspdn2730853jun04.story?coll=ny%2Dhealth%2Dheadlines Peter Jones: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2002-06-08&id=1950 .... and Dot Wordsworth: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2002-06-08&id=1948 Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html Weather in Latin (not just U.S. anymore!): http://latin.wunderground.com/ ================================================================ FOLLOWUPS ================================================================ Olmec Jade: http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/762402.asp http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020606/ap_wo_en_ge/mexico_jade_mystery_1 Tell Hamoukar: http://www.newswise.com/articles/2002/6/HAMOUKAR.CHI.html ================================================================ EXPLORATOR is a weekly newsletter representing the fruits of the labours of 'media research division' of The Atrium. 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