From dmeadows@idirect.com Sun Sep 2 06:43:37 2001 Received: from mxu103.u.washington.edu (mxu103.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.14]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f82DhZ088004 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 06:43:35 -0700 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by mxu103.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with SMTP id f82DhZn31567 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 06:43:35 -0700 Received: FROM deimos.idirect.com BY mxu3.u.washington.edu ; Sun Sep 02 06:43:35 2001 -0700 Received: from raoul.idirect.com (on-ham-a53-04-138.look.ca [216.154.53.202]) by deimos.idirect.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA10669; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 09:43:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20010902093614.03f299c0@idirect.com> X-Sender: dmeadows@idirect.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 09:36:39 -0400 To: classics@u.washington.edu, rome-arch@egroups.com, greek-arch@egroups.com, Roman_History_Books@egroups.com, PreModernWorldHistory@egroups.com, ancientmed@egroups.com, latinteach@vlists.net, latin@vlists.net From: David Meadows Subject: In Explorator 4.18 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed ================================================================ in explorator 4.18 classical world edition ================================================================ ================================================================ AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA ================================================================ There appears to be controversy over a Turkish excavation of Salamis (Cyprus): http://library.northernlight.com/FB20010831720000173.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc The Roman villa at Chedworth (Cheltenham) has revealed the skeleton of an infant: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_386332.html http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001302658,00.html MSNBC has an interesting item on recent excavations/research at the Colosseum: http://www.msnbc.com/news/622857.asp The British Museum has plans to make its ca. 4 million objects in storage more available to the public: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,542811,00.html Iraq is seeking the return of a number of artifacts in European museums: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1403503408 Not quite sure how to classify this one: the Independent has a piece called 'Beirut Stories' which focuses on a diving school in Beirut but which has some interesting info on underwater sites unexplored and/or lost (I think): http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=91833 ================================================================ THE AMERICAS ================================================================ The TimesDaily has a report on an ongoing dig into a mound in Shiloh (Tennessee) National Military Park: http://www.timesdaily.com/news/stories/8110newsstories.html A pre-Columbian temple has possibly been found on a Mexican mountain top: http://www.news24.co.za/News24/Technology/Science_Nature/0,1113,2-13-46_1072796,00.html A Hohokam site in Phoenix is about to be bulldozed by a gravel mining company: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/breaking/0830ruins30.html The Concord Monitor reports on the threats to an Abenaki site hear Holderness: http://www.concordmonitor.com/stories/front0400/abenaki_site_clash.shtml http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=378&ArticleID=38991 A two-year rescue dig near Townsend, Tennessee is winding down: http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/01/08/08189011.shtml?Element_ID=8189011 The Las Vegas Sun has a feature on archaeological theft: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2001/aug/31/512293814.html ================================================================ ON THE NEWSSTANDS ================================================================ There's a new issue of Biblical Archaeology Review out, with online content on the Masada ramp built by the Romans (or not), and the dating of Solomon, among other things: http://www.bib-arch.org/bar2.html ================================================================ ON THE WEB ================================================================ Time Team live did one of their characteristic quickie digs on an Anglo Saxon site ... worth a look: http://www.channel4.com/timeteamlive2001/ ================================================================ AT ABOUT.COM ================================================================ Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is a review of Florence Dupont's *Daily Life in Ancient Rome*: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa081997.htm ================================================================ REVIEWS ================================================================ CAA has a review of C.R. Dodwell, "Anglo Saxon Gestures and the Roman Stage": http://www.caareviews.org/reviews/dodwell.html ================================================================ CLASSICIST'S CORNER ================================================================ AthensNews has a feature on ancient munchies: http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12925&m=A56&aa=1&eidos=S The Guardian has 'pass notes' on the Delphic Oracle: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4248189,00.html A review of a production of the Oedipus trilogy in Washington: http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12925&m=A50&aa=1&eidos=S .... and the Trojan Women at the Epidauria: http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12925&m=A51&aa=2&eidos=S http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=97463 .... and the Medea ditto: http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=97240 AthensNews also reports on a 'loose ends' bill present to the Greek parliament in regards to Olympic preparations ... somehow I think we'll be hearing more about this: http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12925&m=A08&aa=1&eidos=S http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=97713 Peter Jones in the Spectator: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2001-09-01&id=1054 A cartoon in the current issue of the New Yorker: http://www.cartoonbank.com/cartoonissue_closeup.asp?pf%5Fid=46264&dept%5Fid=1001&mscssid=XKKK7Q0MNK1T8P4NJJGA4KQ81LAHDJQB&nPage=1 Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html U.S. Weather in Latin: http://latin.wunderground.com/ ================================================================ FOLLOWUPS ================================================================ Nemean Hippodrome: http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/science/anthro/2001-08-31-greek-hippodrome.htm Temple Gold and the Colosseum: http://www.msnbc.com/news/622429.asp http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010831/us/colosseum_2.html http://www.charlotte.com/observer/natwor/docs/ghost0901.htm ================================================================ Useful Addresses ================================================================ Past issues of Explorator are available on the web at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Explorator/messages To subscribe to Explorator, send a blank email message to: mailto:Explorator-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To send a 'heads up' to the editor: mailto:dmeadows@idirect.com Many articles which don't expire will eventually show up with related items in the Atrium's Media Archive, which should debut before the end of August at: http://atrium-media.com/mediaarchive.html ================================================================ Explorator is Copyright (c) 2001 David Meadows. 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