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Huge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dry-docked Israeli ...
Washington Post
“It's very enigmatic, it's very interesting, but the bottom line is we don't know when it's from, we don't know what it's connected to, we don't know its function,” said Dani Nadel, an archaeologist at the University of Haifa who is one of several ...
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Richard III was buried in 'hastily dug and untidy grave'
The Independent
The academic paper - by a team from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, and Department of Genetics - is called The king in the car park: new light on the death and burial of Richard III in the ...
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Film on Ga. graveyard wins film festival award
San Francisco Chronicle
The 33-minute film "I Remember, I Believe," won the best script and best music awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Eugene, Ore. The film came about when the Georgia Department of Transportation was notified of ...
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What lurks below Portsmouth's surface?
Seacoastonline.com
Dr. Kathleen Wheeler, an independent archaeological consultant based in Portsmouth, is holding a special lecture on June 11 to examine just what exactly can be found buried deep in the earth throughout the local community. Wheeler's talk, “Archaeology ...
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U of S students digging at Wanuskewin Park
News Talk 980 CJME
“When it comes to archaeology in particular, this is a public science, so we want people to be able to come down, ask questions, see how a real dig site works,” said Andrew McDonald, the sales and marketing manager at the park. The park will be posting ...
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Jesse, Swallow and Pickard halls to close for renovations
Columbia Missourian
In the first wave, the Art History and Archaeology department in Pickard Hall will pack up its museum collection and move about two miles north to the former Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on Business Loop 70 West, which the university wants to rebrand as ...
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SLU prof edits book on recent archaeology work in South Asia
North Country Now
St. Lawrence University professor Shinu Abraham recently edited a book on the recent work of American archaeologists in South Asia. “Connections and Complexity: New Approachs to the Archaeology of South Asia” was published in honor of the late ...
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Tales of archaeological discoveries wanted
Salisbury Journal
ANYONE who was involved in the discovery of the Rockbourne Roman Villa site or the Damerham Archaeology Project, or who knows someone who was, is being urged to contribute their memories and pictures to a special display. The RocDam Display ...
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Peabody scholar traces 10000 years of state's Native American history
Ct Post
The history of Connecticut archaeology and the late 19th century vogue for Indian artifacts are just two aspects of the over-sized and profusely illustrated "Connecticut's Indigenous Peoples," a new book from Yale University Press by Lucianne Lavin ...
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Revealed: Yorkshire's Stone Age past
The Northern Echo
The exhibition, which opens tomorrow, May 24, coincides with the publication of Star Carr: Life in Britain After the Ice Age, by the Council for British Archaeology. The book tells the story of excavations at the site which was buried in a deep layer ...
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Antiques seized, two arrested
The News International
The police officials said the experts of Archaeology and Museum Department checked the relics, who said these were 400 years old and had been smuggled from Swat and Afghanistan. The police arrested two alleged smugglers identified as Farhad, ...
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Rare Finding of Ancient Greek Warrior
Greek Reporter
Rare Finding of Ancient Greek Warrior. By Margarita Papantoniou on May 23, 2013 in Archaeology, News · ancient warrior Anagnostis Agelarakis, Greek professor and Chair of Anthropology at Adelphi University in Long Island, New York, transported some of ...
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Memories of Great Yarmouth's forgotten past marked with commemorative plaques
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Members of the Great Yarmouth Local History and Archaeology Society were among those who gathered for the successive ceremonies, staged in approving sunshine, bringing the total number dotted around the borough to 57. Dr Paul Davies, society ...
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Archaeologist digs islands' history
Camarillo Acorn
Archaeologist Jennifer Perry shares her commute with pods of dolphins and herds of whales. Several times a year the assistant professor of anthropology at California State University Channel Islands boards a supply boat to the Channel Islands, where ...
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John Warren Sanders
The Durango Herald
His principal interests were studying history, anthropology and archaeology as well as hiking and camping in the Southwest. Mr. Sanders was a member of a number of archaeological and environmental organizations and was particularly active with the San ...
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Third-Century Cutlery at Auction; Schoolgirls' Samplers
New York Times
They date as far back as the third century, and many were excavated at British archaeological sites, including burial grounds, chalk pits and riverbeds. The handle finials are shaped like acorns, spears and apostles, or bear the monograms of ...
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Schifter House Work Progresses
Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Archaeologists with the Public Archaeology Lab (PAL) came to the Vineyard last week to investigate the site. The archeologists were contracted by Mr. Schifter at the request of the tribe. During their two days on the site, the feature was found to be ...
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South Bibb cemetery documentary wins international film awards
Macon Telegraph (blog)
The world is taking notice of the Avondale Burial Ground now that a documentary of the Georgia Department of Transportation's grave relocation project has won awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Eugene, Ore.
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Flag Fen: Going back to the Bronze Age
Peterborough Telegraph
Brave living history enthusiasts will put aside 21st century comforts for six days - and go back 3,500 years at Flag Fen Archaeology Park in Peterborough. From 28 May to 2 June Flag Fen's team of historians will live in a roundhouse, cooking over an ...
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From Lod to the Louvre
The Times of Israel
The mosaic floor, which archaeologists believe was part of a wealthy man's house, has been previously displayed in Israel and the US, including an exhibit in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Part of the Lod mosaic (photo credit: Niki Davidov ...
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Twelfth journey. Descent of the balloon Jean-Bart into the Seine, near Jumièges.
From Histoire de mes ascensions (Story of my balloon ascents), by Gaston Tissandier, Paris, 1880.
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American Journal of Archaeology Updated Books Received (July 2012)
Of the titles published in the July 2012 list of books received, those below are still available for review.
The AJA Book Review Editors are always seeking to increase our cadre of reviewers; those who wish to become reviewers should contact the Book Review Editors directly (bookreviews@aia.bu.edu) and provide an up-to-date curriculum vitae that includes credentials (generally Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience) and a list of relevant publications, as well as a statement of research interests.
A full listing of all books received in the July 2012 issue is available for free download at http://www.ajaonline.org/
List of Books Still Available for Review
Arjava, Antti, Matias Buchholz, Traianos Gagos, and Maarit Kaimio, eds. The Petra Papyri. Vol. 4 (American Center of Oriental Research Publications 6). Pp. xx + 213, figs. 7, b&w pls. 74. American Center of Oriental Research, Boston 2011. $60. ISBN 978-9957-8543-5-5 (cloth).
Bahrani, Zainab, Zeynep Çelik, and Edhem Eldem, eds. Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753–1914. Pp. 519, figs. 177. SALT, Istanbul 2011. Price not available. ISBN 978-9944-731-27-0 (paper).
Barrett, Caitlin E. Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos: A Study in Hellenistic Religion (Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition 36). Pp. xix + 731, figs. 15, b&w pls. 270, color pls. 65, tables 20, plans 10. Brill, Leiden 2011. $241. ISBN 978-90-04-20797-4 (cloth).
Bohne, Anke. Bilder vom Sport: Untersuchungen zur Ikonographie römischer Athleten-Darstellungen (Nikephoros Beihefte 19). Pp. xi + 797, b&w pls. 87. Weidmann, Hildesheim 2011. €98. ISBN 978-3-615-00392-5 (cloth).
Bohrer, Frederick N. Photography and Archaeology (Exposures). Pp. 184, figs. 91. Reaktion Books, London 2011. £17.95. ISBN 978-1-86189-870-8 (paper).
Callot, Oliver. Les sanctuaires de l'acropole d'Ougarit: Les temples de Baal et de Dagan (Ras Shamra-Ougarit 19). Pp. 237, figs. 162, pls. 3. Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée, Lyon 2011. €27. ISBN 978-2-35668-019-8 (paper).
Ceserani, Giovanna. Italy's Lost Greece: Magna Graecia and the Making of Modern Archaeology (Greeks Overseas). Pp. xiii + 331, figs. 17, map 1. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012. $74. ISBN 978-0-1-974427-5 (cloth).
Chaniotis, Angelos, ed. Ritual Dynamics in the Ancient Mediterranean: Agency, Emotion, Gender, Representation (Heidelberger althistorische Beiträge und epigraphische Studien 49). Pp. 390, figs. 56. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2011. €62. ISBN 978-3-515-09916-5 (paper).
De Vos, Mairette, and Barbara Maurina, eds. La villa romana di Isera: Ricerche e scavi (1973–2004). Pp. xii + 432, figs. 389, pls. 34, graphs 13, tables 6. Edizioni Osiride, Rovereto 2011. €30. ISBN 978-88-7498-159-5 (paper).
Forsén, Björn, and Esko Tikkala, eds. Thesprotia Expedition II: Environment and Settlement Patterns (Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens 16). Pp. iii + 392, figs. 246. Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens, Helsinki 2011. €25. ISBN 978-952-67211-2-5 (paper).
Freed, Joann. Bringing Carthage Home: The Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856–1859 (University of British Columbia Studies in the Ancient World 2). Pp. 264, figs. 137, color pls. 9. Oxbow Books, Oxford 2011. $96. ISBN 978-1-84217-992-5 (cloth).
Gachet-Bizollon, Jacqueline, ed. Le tell d'Akkaz au Koweït (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée 57). Pp. 436, figs. 152, b&w pls. 21, color pls. 4, tables 63, plans 8, CD-ROM 1. Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée, Lyon 2011. €46. ISBN 978-2-35668-018-1 (paper).
Gallo, Giovanni, Vincenzo La Rosa, Filippo Stanco, and Davide Tanasi, eds. Radamante al computer: Archeologia e informatica nel mondo minoico. L'esperienza catanese. Atti delle giornate di studio Catania, 11 e 28 novembre 2008. Pp. 146, figs. 44. Università di Catania, Catania 2011. Price not available. ISBN 978-88-905786-0-1 (paper).
Gimatzidis, Stefanos. Die Stadt Sindos: Eine Siedlung von der späten Bronze bis zur klassichen Zeit am Thermaischen Golf in Makedonien (Prähistorische Archäologie in Südosteuropa 26). Pp. 531, figs. 108, pls. 145, tables 12. Marie Leidorf, Rahden 2010. €89.90. ISBN 978-3-89646-597-9 (cloth).
Horn, Frédérique. Ibères, Grecs et Puniques en Extrême-Occident: Les terres cuites de l'espace ibérique du VIII au II siècle av. J.-C. Pp. xi + 388, figs. 62, tables 41, maps 22, CD-ROM 1. Casa de Velázquez, Madrid 2011. €105. ISBN 978-84-96820-64-7 (paper).
Insoll, Timothy, ed. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion. Pp. xxvi + 1,108, figs. 149, tables 3. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2011. $150. ISBN 978-0-19-923244-4 (cloth).
Lavan, Luke, and Michael Mulryan, eds. The Archaeology of Late Antique "Paganism" (Late Antique Archaeology 7). Pp. lxv + 642, figs. 60. Brill, Leiden 2011. $255. ISBN 978-90-04-19237-9 (cloth).
Lenski, Noel, ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine. Pp. xx + 471, figs. 75, plans 12. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2012. $39.99. ISBN 978-1-107-60110-9 (paper).
Lolos, Yannis A. Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State (Hesperia Suppl. 39). Pp. xxviii + 635, figs. 411, tables 12, maps 6. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton 2011. $75. ISBN 978-0-87661-539-3 (cloth).
Mac Sweeney, Naoíse. Community Identity and Archaeology: Dynamic Communities at Aphrodisias and Beycesultan. Pp. x + 266, figs. 22, tables 9. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 2011. $75. ISBN 978-0-472-11786-4 (cloth).
Metcalf, William E., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Pp. xviii + 688, figs. 920, tables 15. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012. $150. ISBN 978-0-19-530574-6 (cloth).
Pullen, Daniel J. Nemea Valley Archaeological Project. Vol. 1, The Early Bronze Age Village on Tsoungiza Hill. Pp. xl + 1,047, figs. 421, tables 171. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton 2011. $150. ISBN 978-0-87661-922-3 (cloth).
Ray, John D. Texts from the Baboon and Falcon Galleries: Demotic, Hieroglyphic and Greek Inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara (Egypt Exploration Society Texts from Excavations 15). Pp. xiv + 374, figs. 172. The Egypt Exploration Society, London 2011. £90. ISBN 978-0-85698-205-7 (paper).
Rose, C. Brian, and Gareth Darbyshire, eds. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion (Gordion Special Studies 6). Pp. xiii + 181, figs. 107, tables 10. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 2011. $69.95. ISBN 978-1-934536-44-5 (cloth).
Seifert, Martina. Dazugehören: Kinder in Kulten und Festen von Oikos und Phratrie. Bildanalysen zu attischen Sozialisationsstufen des 6. bis 4. Jarhunderts v. Chr. Pp. 398, b&w pls. 42. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2011. €64. ISBN 978-3-515-09642-3 (paper).
Smith, Amy C. Polis and Personification in Classical Athenian Art (Monumenta Graecia et Romana 19). Pp. xlvi + 202, figs. 95. Brill, Leiden 2011. $179. ISBN 978-90-04-19417-5 (cloth).
Spanu, Marcello. The Theater of Diokaisareia (Diokaisareia in Kilikien: Ergebnisse des Surveys 2001–2006 2). Pp. x + 134, figs. 66, color pls. 4, b&w pls. 54, plans 13. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2011. $180. ISBN 978-3-11-022222-7 (cloth).
Strudwick, Nigel, and Helen Strudwick, eds. Old Kingdom, New Perspectives: Egyptian Art and Archaeology 2750–2150 BC. Pp. vii + 320, figs. 224, color pls. 14, tables 12. Oxbow Books, Oxford 2011. $120. ISBN 978-1-84217-430-2 (cloth).
Vasilikou, Dora. Το χρονικό της ανασκαφής των Μυκηνών 1870–1878 (Βιβλιοθήκη της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρε ίας 274). Pp. 238, figs. 22. The Archaeological Society at Athens, Athens 2011. Price not available. ISBN 978-960-8145-87-0 (paper).
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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: Major Character Death
Category: Gen
Fandom: Fright Night (2011)
Relationship: None
Characters: Jerry Dandridge, Peter Vincent
Published: 2012-02-06
Words: 2683
Chapters: 1/1
Places Posted: http://archiveofourown.org/works/334045 & http://vilawolf.livejournal.com/
Summary: Jerry vs Peter. One on One.
This is likely a one shot, but if I ever get the itch to write about Peter again it may be Peter on Stage and Jerry showing up to finish things. I'm thinking about Peter on stage vs Peter off stage and what would happen and how would the show change with Peter a vampire now and how high would the body count be if Jerry showed up during one of the shows....
So the closing is a sloppy, I hope I got across something about Peter here.
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Bargain coffins from Transylvania. Where else?
By Alison Mutler
Associated Press / September 20, 2011
SIBIU,
Romania—Times are so hard in Romania that people joke they cannot
afford to die. Yet in the mountains of Transylvania, carpenters are
churning out cut-price coffins in a bid to beat the rising costs of
death.
Ilie Troanca says he’s beating the recession blues with
bargain coffins that sell for around euro100 ($136) in Transylvania,
home of the Dracula legend.
So far, he’s sold just a few hundred,
but the coffins have only been on the market for a couple of months. He
has already attracted plenty of attention far beyond the Transylvanian
city of Sibiu, 300 kilometers (188 miles) northwest of Bucharest.
“I
saw there was an opportunity and that we had unused space,” said
Troanca, director of the Sibiu state timber and forest industry, which
oversees 180,000 hectares (445,000 acres) of oak, beech, pine forests.
The
no-frills coffins sell for 350 to 450 lei (euro82 to euro106 or $112 to
$145) plus 24 percent sales tax, depending on the wood and the
complexity of the design. Oak is the most expensive, while beech and
pine are less pricey.
Coffins are big business in Romania, a
country of 22 million, which has an aging population but where scarcely
anyone is cremated. Regular coffins can sell for hundreds or thousands
of euros depending on how fancy they are, and in addition to buying a
plot, families often have to pay bribes to graveyard caretakers to
secure a decent burial site.
Long slices of wood from the trees
that cover the Carpathian Mountains were stacked outside Troanca’s
workshop like bread sticks.
“This would have become firewood” if we hadn’t used it, he said.
It takes about one day to craft an inexpensive coffin before it is painted
or lacquered. There are two designs, rectangular or hexagonal, which
has a six-cornered lid.
“It’s a good idea,” said Sorin Ceausila, a
42-year-old carpenter who was jobless before being hired to make
bargain coffins. “We all die and someone has to make the coffins.”
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http://thelbrpg.wikia.com
I ended up with more than 4 1/2 inch binders of hand written character notes, script comparisons, movie notes, character stats and hand drawn maps.
Some of you also know that about two weeks ago I decided to create a wikia for that conversion as a way of getting it out there, easy set up and easily editable, cause the odds of my actually publishing it are next to nothing.
Aside from that fact that I have only the most basic (read NONE) knowledge of creating and maintaining a wikia and my scanner cannot read my hand writing so I cannot simply scan as a text file I have become massively overwhelmed by this project.
I am humbly calling for the help of our incredible fandom.
I’ve got stats and maps and everything GURPS side, if your favorite character has not been given their own page yet, feel free to jump on it.
Edit the hell out of it. Upload pics. Create pages. Tell me if I fucked anything up.
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So the Catholic Church is wanting to get out of paying damages to victims of child molestation by claiming priests are not legally employees:
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Catholic church's plea could rule out damages for priests' abuse
Victims' lawyers condemn 'scandalous' defence that Catholic priests are not legally employees of the church
Victims of sexual abuse by priests will no longer be able to sue the Catholic church for damages if a landmark judgment rules that priests should not be considered as employees.
In a little publicised case heard this month at the high court, the church claimed that it is not "vicariously liable" for priests' actions. The church has employed the argument in the past but this was the first time it had been used in open court and a ruling in the church's favour would set a legal precedent.
The use of the defence raises further questions about the church's willingness to accept culpability for abuse. It follows a damning report into abuse at the diocese of Cloyne in Ireland which prompted the Irish president, Mary McAleese, to call on leaders of the church "to urgently reflect on how, by coherent and effective action, it can restore public trust and confidence in its stated objective of putting children first".
Those planning to bring claims in relation to the high court case expressed dismay. "As children, we weren't given an innocent, carefree and safe environment," said one. "We weren't given a peaceful structure in which to grow and develop normally. By some miracle, some of us are still here to voice the words of so many who can't. Only a small number of victims ever come forward. The full potential of who we could have been as adults has been stolen."
The church's defence has been condemned by lawyers. "I think the Catholic church's attempt to avoid responsibility for the abhorrent actions of one of its priests is nothing short of scandalous," said Richard Scorer of the law firm Pannone, which specialises in abuse cases. "The Catholic church would be better served by facing up to its responsibilities rather than trying to hide behind spurious employment law arguments."
The ruling is being made as part of a preliminary hearing into the case of "JGE", who claims to have been sexually abused while a six-year-old resident at The Firs, a children's home in Portsmouth run by an order of nuns, the English Province of Our Lady of Charity. "If we fail, it would mean that no other victims of Catholic priests would be able to be compensated," said Tracey Emmott of Emmott Snell, a specialist in working with sexual abuse claims who is representing JGE.
JGE alleges that she was sexually abused by Father Wilfred Baldwin, a priest of the Roman Catholic diocese of Portsmouth and its "vocations director", who regularly visited The Firs during the 70s. Her legal team claim the nuns were negligent and in breach of duty, and that the diocese was liable for Baldwin's alleged abuse as he was a Catholic priest engaged within the work of the diocese.
Previous hearings in the House of Lords and the court of appeal relating to other church organisations have found that ministers should be treated as employees. But there has been no judgment yet on whether the relationship between a Catholic priest and his bishop is akin to an employment relationship.
"They claim that the relationship between the bishop of the diocese and the parish priest in question does not amount to anything akin to a relationship of employment, and therefore there cannot be any 'vicarious liability' for the priest's acts," Emmott said.
"That is to say, whatever sexual abuse their priests might commit, it is not their responsibility. They are absolved of blame. We need to show that, while Father Baldwin wasn't strictly an employee of the church, he was acting on the bishop's behalf and that the bishop clearly had a degree of control over his activities."
Criminal proceedings against Baldwin, who was the subject of a police investigation, concluded when he died of a heart attack in 2006.
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