From: owner-ane@ (ANE Digest) To: ane-digest Subject: ANE Digest V2001 #339 Reply-To: Sender: owner-ane@ Errors-To: owner-ane@ Precedence: bulk ANE Digest Monday, December 31 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 339 ane In Explorator 4.35 ane New issue of the BAIAS (Volume 18) ane On TV: December 31 - January 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:28:47 -0500 From: David Meadows Subject: ane In Explorator 4.35 ================================================================ in explorator 4.35 egypt/near east edition ================================================================ 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. Most urls should be active for at least eight hours from the time of publication. ================================================================ Thanks to Bill Kennedy, Arthur Shippee, Maurice O'Sullivan, Chris Renaud, Mata Kimasitayo, and Charles Jones for headses upses this week (a.a.h.i.h.l.n.o.o.) ================================================================ AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA ================================================================ If your head is still ringing from the noisy toys your relatives gave your kids/inflicted on you, you will take some solace in the fact that it appears noisy toys go back to the Bronze Age (or not): http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F12%2F24%2Fntoy24.xml ... and you might be interested in some factoids about New Year's: http://www.pioneerplanet.com/news/mtc_docs/211440.htm Al-Ahram has a piece by Zahi Hawass all about tomb robbers in Egypt: http://www.ahram.org.eg/weekly/2001/565/tr4.htm Hawass also took Tony Blair on a tour of monuments this week: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001601782,00.html http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,625686,00.html http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html5/o291221n.htm An ancient map has led to the discovery of pharoanic gold mines in Egypt's eastern desert: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,37-2001593723,00.html There are plans in the works to build a mosaic museum in Alexandria: http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html5/o271221p.htm A Roman bathing complex has been found in Tel Al Louli: http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html5/o231221c.htm John Noble Wilford has penned a very nice article on the Celtic presence in Anatolia (specifically Gordion) in the second century B.C./B.C.E.: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/25/science/social/25GORD.html http://www.iht.com/articles/43011.html (cf.: http://www.archaeology.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?page=0201/abstracts/celtic) ... as well as a piece on Midas'Tomb and who might be therein: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/25/science/social/25MIDA.html http://www.iht.com/articles/43013.html A geologist is claiming that Atlantis did exist, but it's story was rather embellished by later cultures: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19443-2001Dec23.html http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/677502.asp The Lebanon Daily Star has a piece on the challenges involved in saving the archaeological past of Hasabya): http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/27_12_01_a.htm Here's a nice article on the challenges involved in doing archaeology in Uzbekistan: http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/677866.asp http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/12/25/013.html An article speculating on the existence of an ancient site under a village in India: http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_Id=1713773250 ================================================================ ON THE NEWSSTANDS ================================================================ Archaeology Today has a new online article on seafarers of East Africa: http://www.archaeologytoday.net/web%20articles/122401Finding%20the%20Seafarers%20of%20East%20Africa.htm ================================================================ CRIME BEAT ================================================================ A somewhat unfocused article on looting of sites and related arrests in Pakistan: http://www.dawn.com/2001/12/27/local36.htm ================================================================ AT ABOUT.COM ================================================================ Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst's latest is on Solstice festivals in various cultures: http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aabyb122301a.htm ================================================================ REVIEWS ================================================================ The Independent has a review of Martin Bernal, "Black Athena Writes Back": http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=111952 ================================================================ EXHIBITIONS ================================================================ The Lebanon Daily Star has a review of the Mar Mitr exhibition (Roman era artifacts): http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/24_12_01_b.htm ================================================================ FOLLOWUPS ================================================================ Bamaiyan Buddhas: http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F12%2F29%2Fwbudd29.xml Qantara Sharq: http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html5/o231221e.htm Mummy Tooth DNA: http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-te.tooth30dec30.story?coll=bal%2Dnationworld%2Dheadlines Temple Mount: http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/12/30/News/News.40792.html ================================================================ Useful Addresses ================================================================ Past issues of Explorator are available on the web at: 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These listings are not to be posted to a website; instead, please provide a link to the past issues and/or the media archive mentioned above. Thanks! ================================================================ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 10:10:59 -0600 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: ane New issue of the BAIAS (Volume 18) From: "jafu digs" The 40th Anniversary issue of the BULLETIN OF THE ANGL0-ISRAEL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Volume 18)has just appeared. The List of Contents is as follows: \ Preface by the Rt Hon. Viscount Allenby of Megiddo Barbara Barnett: "The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society - Forty Years On" Research Articles: E. Braun: "Post Mortem: A Late Prehistoric Site at Palmahim Quarry" A. Mazar: "A Sacred Tree in the Chalcolithic Shrine at En Gedi: A Suggestion" I. Berelov: "Problems of Identifying Social Regimes in the Dead Sea Basin" H. G. M. Williamson: "Isaiah 8:21 and a New Inscription from Ekron" S. A. Kingsley: "Shipwreck Archaeology in Israel: an Underdeveloped Historical Resource" D. M. Jacobson: "The Anchor on the Coins of Judaea" A. Sasson: "The Lime-Burning Installation at the Ali-Muntar Hill in Gaza" Book Reviews: Schick, T., The Cave of the Warrior (K. Prag) Lichtenberger, A., Die Baupolitik Herodes des GroSen (D. M. Jacobson) Adna, J., Jerusalemer Tempel und Tempelmarkt im 1. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (D. M. Jacobson) Obituaries: Clair Epstein, 1911-2000 (E. Braun) E. Jerry Vardaman, 1927-2000 (N. Kokkinos) Summaries of Lectures: M. Goodman: "The Divine Image in Late Antique Synagogues" A. J. N. W. Prag: "Reconstructing Ancient Faces" S. Dalley: "Waterworks in the Time of Hezekiah and Judaean Princesses in Assyria" Y. Garfinkle: "The Renewed Excavations at the Neolithic Art Centre at Sha'ar Hagolan" Editor: Dr Shimon Gibson Publishing Editor: Mr Ashley Jones For further details about the Society and subscriptions: www.aiasoc.fsnet.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:31:58 -0500 From: David Meadows Subject: ane On TV: December 31 - January 6 ================================================================ the ancient world on television december 31 - january 6, 2002 ================================================================ From the feast of last week to the more regular fare of this week ... oh, well, Happy New Year! All times Eastern ================================================================ Monday, December 31 6.00 p.m. DCIVU Killer Quakes of the Bible Geological explanations for Biblical disasters ================================================================ Tuesday, January 1 6.00 p.m. DCIVU Death at Antietam The archaeological evidence for one of the bloodiest battles in American history. 8.00 p.m. HISTU Who Wrote the Bible? A three-hour look at authorship and the Dead Sea Scrolls. 9.00 p.m. HISTC Murder at Stonehenge A really general official description, but this *must* be about that apparently-executed corpse found at Stonehenge. 9.00 p.m. DISCC Atlantis Uncovered "Explore the unanswered questions to the biggest archaeological mystery ever." 10.00 p.m. HISTC Roman Soldiers to Be This one looks interesting -- eight people have to live the life of Roman recruits for six days ... ================================================================ Wednesday, January 2 11.00 a.m. NGU Mystery Tomb I still haven't seen this one, but it must be archaeological ... 4.00 p.m. DISCC Atlantis Uncovered Repeat ... 6.00 p.m. DCIVU Cannibals! The Anasazi and their reputation ... 6.30 p.m. DCIVU The Huns DCIVU is running the "Ancient Warriors" series, which is pretty good although some of the reenactors are better in some episodes than others ... (the series actually started on Monday in this time slot ... the Shao-Lin and the Samurai were the first two episodes but my (very old) notes say they weren't really worth watching). ================================================================ Thursday, January 3 4.00 a.m. HISTC Women of Lesbos Secret rituals and curse tablets ... 6.00 p.m. DCIVU City of the Gods Teotihuacan ... 6.30 p.m. DCIVU The Macedonians The army formed under Philip and used by Alexander ... 9.00 p.m. TLC Princess and the Pauper Decent program on the excavation of a mass Roman grave in the heart of London (including the sarcophagus of that upper class woman) ... 19.00 p.m. TLC Pyramid of Doom Human sacrifice in Peru ... ================================================================ Friday, January 4 5.00 p.m. NGU Egyptian Mummies Zahi Hawass again ... 9.00 p.m. NGU Mummies: Voices of the Dead No description given ... ================================================================ Saturday, January 5 1.00 p.m. HISTC Colosseum This is the NOVA episode where a pair of engineers try to reconstruct the canopy of the Colosseum ... 4.00 p.m. TLC Ghosts of the Deep Not sure if this is salvage or archaeology, but they're looking for the Esperanza ... 8.00 p.m. HISTC Roman Soldiers to Be Repeat ... ================================================================ Sunday, January 6 3.30 NGU Mystery in a Bundle Peruvian mummy rescue excavations 6.00 p.m. DCIVU Lot's Cave Mountain monasteries and their traditional origins ... 7.00 p.m. DCIVU The Spartans A nice summary of the agoge ... 7.00 p.m. NGU Mummies: Voices of the Dead Repeat ... 8.00 p.m. HISTC Murder at Stonehenge Repeat ... ================================================================ Useful Addresses ================================================================ AWOTV on the www: http://www.atrium-media.com/awotv.html Channel Guide: http://www.atrium-media.com/awotv/channelguide.html To subscribe, send a blank message to: mailto:awotv-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: mailto:awotv-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com To contact the editor: mailto:editor@atrium-media.com ================================================================ Copyright (c) 2001 David Meadows. 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