Friday Quick Hits and Varia
- Mar 22, 2013
- 2 min read
There are lots of changes taking place here at the Archaeology of the Mediterranean World Headquaters, so perhaps it’s nice to have just a little consistency like a little gaggles of hand-selected Friday Quick Hits and Varia. And a little less consistency with regard to the consistent -10 degree mornings…
Gaston Maspero’s epigraphic notebooks have been scanned and are really nice to look through (even if you’re not particularly interested in Egypt or epigraphy (via the Ancient World Online).
I find scholarship on the possible relations between China and Rome just fascinating.
Some free online guides for Greek museum and sites from the Latsis Foundation.
Urban explorers. And it’s nice to that both Istanbul and Athens are re-imagining their downtowns.
Undergraduate history illustrated. We need at least one image of the famous “pheasant revolt”. (Danielle Skjelver make this happen!)
The second manuscript in the Grand Forks Neighborhood History Series has just entered review. Here’s the first volume in the series or you can buy a copy made of dead trees here. In the meantime, read some more on the next steps for traditional publishing.
Now that we sold our lovely 19th century house, we’re looking to cut costs by moving into a place more like this.
I told my wife this morning after reading the day one scorecard of the fourth India v. Australia test that I thought 17 was pretty good for Shane Watson. It tied his third highest total of the series. She told me to be nice.
Nothing makes me happier than a list of someone favorite new fonts, although this useful graphic explaining the difference between serif and sans-serif gets pretty close.
The Bakken is not an area known for having lots of data driven studies, but this is one that is particularly depressing.
Wow. I feel pretty lazy when I see an job advertisement for someone like this.
On the other hand, this looks like a cool job.
The Bakken Magazine or another video essay on life in the Bakken for people not that into words and more photos, always more photos.
If you’re into the experience of being in a man camp without being into work or the North Dakota of it all, this looks sort of close.
What I’m reading: R. Harrison and A. J. Schofield, After Modernity: Archaeological Approaches to the Contemporary Past. Oxford 2010.
What I’m listening to: The Clinic, Free Reign II; Phosphorescent, Muchacho (one of my favorite lines from any recent music review is “…listening to Muchacho often feels like being warmed by afternoon sun as it floods your window…”)
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