February 2011
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January 2011
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Egyptologists for Egypt →
archaeology:
A Facebook group dedicated to sharing information and updates about the sites, monuments, museums, and libraries of Egypt.
And like myself, the group has a pro-democracy in Egypt bent.
Hey archaeology: thanks for keeping us updated. We appreciate it.
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Looters
The whole looters situation in Egypt is really bothering me. I mean the WHOLE situation is bothering me, but this is an anthropology tumblr so I’m going to leave my non-anthro opinions out of it. Looters: what are you thinking? Looting in general sucks because it is such Lord of the Flies mentality. Just because there is utter chaos doesn’t mean you have a right to steal anything, let...
Unreported Heritage News: Damage reported at Giza... →
archaeology:
Continuing reports of civilians protecting sites & monuments.
‘One piece of good news is that looters attempted to enter Karnak temple last night but were turned back by local citizens.
‘“Apparently there was an attempt for some people to get into Karnak temple last night and loot – the local people came to the defence of the site and some of the men were apprehended by local...
Whoops
Whoah I gotta get my tumblrs straight. I just posted something non-anthro instead of on my personal. Shit’s gettin’ real.
What's in a Surname? →
nationalgeographicmagazine:
A new view of the United States based on the distribution of common last names shows centuries of history and echoes some of America’s great immigration sagas. To compile this data, geographers at University College London used phone directories to find the predominant surnames in each state. Software then identified the probable provenances of the 181 names that...
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Looters destroy mummies in Egyptian Museum:... →
archaeology:
This Reuters story reports Zahi Hawass’ statement that two mummies have been destroyed.
OH NO!
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“The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.”
– Franz Boas (via jamiesbox)
Franz “Poppa” Boaz, you da man.
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Ancient Water Tunnel Excavated In Jerusalem... →
Identifying skeletal remains →
gardant:
“Mercedes Doretti, co-founder of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, on investigating human-rights violations.”
video interview from The Economist
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“Even your father, give him a bullet!
Even your mother, give her a bullet!
Your...”
– Graduation song formerly taught to SPLA (Sudan People’s Liberation Army) trainees (via habebe)
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Is Florida Mammoth the Tip of the Iceberg? →
does the slut gene exist? →
commonunity:
“The last decade has witnessed an explosion in genetics studies, and with it, a proliferation of sensational study results that run the gamut from disingenuous pop-science to borderline science fiction. In the past 10 years, we’ve heard about the God gene that allegedly explains religiosity; the warrior gene that supposedly makes those who have it more aggressive when provoked; and...
Royal Ontario Museum’s secret mummy babies... →
Gayle Gibson, a teacher and Egyptologist at the ROM, takes us behind the scenes and reveals fascinating details of two little mummies in their collection. The mummies have not been on display to the public for decades and will likely remain in storage.
This made me grossly excited!
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A solution for crumbling temples: stitches?
gardant:
The BBC reports on an interesting development in the scene of archaeological conservation — though only time will tell if the engineering project was a true victory, or just a clever band-aid.
A 1,250-year-old temple has been saved from collapse using “granite stitching” in southern India.
Cool.
“Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who...”
– Jim Bishop (via aarsbog)
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8 Fiction Archaeologists Who Sucked at their Job →
Caligula's tomb found after police arrest man... →
fuckyeahancienthistory:
archaeology:
While this story is spreading quickly across the Internets this morning, there are already two sound rebuttals already: David Meadows & Mary Beard.
And my own rebuttal: No…just, no.
This situation is the very definition of a wait and see. There is a very good chance that this is not Caligula’s tomb, so let’s all stay calm and wait for some sound...
