A project directed by academics at the University of Sheffield has made the archaeology of the world-famous Stonehenge site more accessible than ever before.
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Legally Bound: A Study of Women’s Legal Status in the Ancient Near East
The above summary of an Old Assyrian marriage contract reflects a woman’s marital position within the ancient Near Eastern world. A young woman, and sometimes her fiancé, had little or no say in the betrothal process.
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Observation and Prediction in Ancient Astrology
In the absence of a solar calendar, such observations of the annual risings and settings of the fixed stars allowed the ancient farmer or sailor to situate the current day in the context of the solar year and its seasons.
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The Egyptian Myth of Isis and Osiris
We will investigate the truths concealed within the ancient myth of Isis and Osiris, which is perhaps the best known story in Egyptian mythology.
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On the Egyptian origin of the domestic cat
The traditional opinion is that the cat was domesticated in place in Egypt from
wild local stock. SCHAUENBERG (1972) contradicted this hypothesis by showing that the
cranial index (ic = cranium length/volume of encephalic cavity) of the modern domestic cat was closer to that of the steppe cat (Felis ornata) of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan than that of the wild Libyan desert cat (Felis libyca). -
On the Explanation of the Wealthy Slave in Classical Athens
Using Classical research on the institution of households and basic risk vs. return logic, I expand upon my previous points to show that the Athenian way of maintaining households was the optimal way to minimize risk.
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Animal spectacula of the Roman Empire
Although gladiatorial spectacles in ancient Rome have been the subject of a great deal of recent scholarly literature, comparatively little attention has been paid to the contemporary animal spectacles…
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Hidden dimension of Stonehenge revealed
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsA project directed by academics at the University of Sheffield has made the archaeology of the world-famous Stonehenge site more accessible than ever before. -
Slaves or not, Babylonians were much like us, says book
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsThey got married, had children, made beer. Although they lived 3,500 years ago in Nippur, Babylonia, in many ways they seem like us. Whether they were also slaves is a hotly contested question which Jonathan Tenney, assistant professor of ancient Near Eastern studies, addresses in the newly released Life at the Bottom of Babylonian Society: Servile Laborers at Nippur in the 14th and 13th Centuries, B.C., published by Brill. -
2,000-year-old Roman helmet unveiled in England
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsThis was a top quality helmet and would have been specially commissioned by a high ranking officer. When new, it would have been a stunning sight, shining gold and silver and with images of Roman military victory proudly displayed on its surfaces. -
Ancient Greek coin collection sells for $25 million
Posted on January 7, 2012 | No CommentsA world record was set at an auction earlier this week, when an ancient Greek coin was bought for more than $3.25 million. The entire collection of 642 ancient coins was sold off for approximately $25 million through New York-based A. H. Baldwin and Sons auction house on Wednesday.
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Slaves or not, Babylonians were much like us, says book
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Top 11 of 2011: Socrates Wish List!
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Decline and fall: new book examines how the Western Roman Empire collapse
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Roman toilets were quite stinky, large international study reveals
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
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“…achieved nothing worthy of memory”: Coinage and authority in the Roman empire c. AD 260-295
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An Archaeological Map of Hadrian’s Wall
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The Image of Ancient Rome in the Cinema
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Agora
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