Ma.gnolia: alun's Bookmarks

Thanet Earth

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:21:48 PDT

More on the Beaker finds from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust.

BBC NEWS | Bronze Age burial 'with beer mug'

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:20:28 PDT

Technically a beaker rather than a beer mug which makes it very cool.

In the Middle: Carnivalesque XXXVII: The Tiny Shriner Ancient/Medieval Edition

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:14:53 PDT

I haven't had chance to read this yet either but it looks full of interesting links.

Past Horizons - Online Magazine

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:13:26 PDT

Haven't had chance to read this yet, but it looks interesting.

Sunday Rant: National Museum of Ireland a Joke! « The Fine Art of Procrastination

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:50:05 PDT

I wouldn't if it is a joke, I haven't been there, but it would appear to be another rumble that not all is well in the Irish heritage sector.

LEGO.com Indiana Jones Games

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:19:32 PDT

Play a game online and kill Indy. Or not. via Brightmeadow.co.uk

A Blog Around The Clock : Science in the news: to push for it or to hide it?

alun — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:53:19 PDT

Coturnix gathers some useful posts on the current science popularisation debate.

Laelaps : I guess I'm just playing right into his hands

alun — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:25:27 PDT

Yes he is, but they're good hands to play in to. I'll blog on this further when I get the time. I'm all in favour of debunking but there's the matter of picking your fights. Some stuff really isn't worth a response. The latest Noah's Ark crank's theory for example, whatever it is, would only benefit from a debunking here. One supported by a television channel in contrast might be a suitable target if it was junk.

Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge : 10,000 B.C.: To MST3000 or Not to MST3000

alun — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:19:32 PDT

I may yet see this. I'm not too bothered about the lack of accuracy. Some of the odder inaccuracies might even be interesting.

A Very Public Sociologist: What is Britishness?

alun — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:09:41 PDT

The irony of creating an inclusive identity which excludes the non-British has not eluded Phil BC.

In the Middle: An interesting conversation about publishing ...

alun — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:11:39 PDT

I still need to think hard about publication strategy.

Quod She: Publications and visibility

alun — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:11:03 PDT

I really need to think hard about publication strategy.

BBC NEWS | Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:26:40 PDT

I imagine you'll being seeing/have seen this everywhere over the web, so I'm not sure there's a lot I can say that would be original. It's big loss to humanity's collective imagination.

Archaeology - Conservapedia

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:12:06 PDT

"Prehistoric archaeologists tend to concentrate on societies not possesing a written language."

Archaeology - RationalWiki

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:10:16 PDT

"In constrast with sensible construction workers, archaeologists use the smallest possible tools to move the largest possible amount of dirt."

HISTORIA CLASICA: Babilonia renace en el Louvre

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:20:12 PDT

A review of a major exhibition of Babylonian artefacts at the Louvre which will later tour to Berlin and London. You may want to book early, it looks impressive. In Spanish

“In the springtime of 51 BC, Ptolemy Auletes died…” « Electric Archaeology: Digital Media for Learning and Research

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:17:34 PDT

How do you teach students to use appropriate reference sites?

World’s oldest playable musical instruments: Listen « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:15:25 PDT

The Bath Tub has what the Chinese say are the oldest playable musical instruments. I don't know if anyone has given the highly controversial 70kyr Croatian(?) bone flutes to a musician to play to see if they have sensible scales.

Peopling the New World--The Current Status

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:11:24 PDT

K. Kris Hirst notes a paper published in Science recently which argues the Clovis-first model of populating the Americas is dead. It's a huge surprise to me. I didn't know anyone was still pushing the Clovis-first line. Monte Verde, a site in Chile which dates back a couple of thousand years before Clovis. She notes the same. If you want to re-write the textbooks, the populating of the Americas would be a good field to work in.

Return to normalcy « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:03:24 PDT

Some very good comments on the poor PR strategy which many archaeology departments pursue. Archaeologists can hardly complain about pseudoarchaeology if they're not doing a good job of getting information out.

Educación en Aragón: PLAYMOBILES ROMANOS

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:59:31 PDT

Zaragoza is going one better than Valencia. They're reconstructing the Battle of Cannae in Playmobile toys. Those unmoved by plastic elephant-driven carnage can watch the plastic gunpowder driven carnage of the American Civil War instead.

La llama de Vesta: Pompeya

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:55:47 PDT

If you can get to Valencia, there's news of an exhibition of finds from the House of Ariadne (House of the Coloured Capitals) at the Prehistoric Museum there. They're looking at how the house changed over time. In Spanish.

Portable Antiquities Scheme: 13 Mar 2008: House of Lords debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:52:42 PDT

A discussion from the House of Lords on the PAS. It's great to see cross-party support, but it would be better to see the government accept it did something right in helping set up the PAS.

christina: All small children are archaeologists

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:46:53 PDT

Good lord no! I hate digging, that's why I survey. But apart from that it's hard to refute.

Abyss & Apex : Fourth Quarter 2007: Wikihistory

alun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:45:17 PDT

Found via Old is the New New. Genius!

Early Modern Notes » Pissing off brats. Ha.

alun — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:26:11 PDT

How long is a century? 17 years or ten inches?

Memorabilia Antonina: 2008 University of London Festival of Greek Drama

alun — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:11:23 PDT

Three plays by London colleges, but only one winner.

Memorabilia Antonina: What’s in an alias? (A post about )

alun — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:08:46 PDT

If the Master is a classicist he has a wry sense of humour.

Looting matters: Greece and Looted Antiquities

alun — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:53:13 PDT

David Gill notes that Italian successes in recovering antiquities haven't been matched by Greece.

Airminded · Rome 1a

alun — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:41:51 PDT

Photos of Brett's trip to Rome, where he makes the Trevi Fountain look far more impressive than I recall.