Friday Varia and Quick Hits

I’m packing for a quick trip to Greece today, but I’m also counting down the days before I leave Cyprus from the great Northern Plains. I’m not sure what my internet connectivity will be while I stomp around in the Argolid, but if there is a connection (no matter how faint), I’ll at least post a few photos.

In the meantime, here are some quick hits and varia to tide you over.

• This looks like a cool way to document Linear B tablets.

• Along similar lines, the introduction to this special issue of the American Journal of Archaeology gives a nice overview of the current state of discussion regarding craft production in the Bronze Age. This is a more important issue than you might initially think and the introduction is really accessible (and the entire issue is open access!).

• Creepy little Egyptian statues that move on their own.

• Historic photographs of Byzantine Istanbul.

• Mandan and Arikara pottery. Notice the comb ware!

• Byzantine archaeology in northwest Ohio.

• Landscapes of war.

• The Art of Punk on the “gritty aesthetics” of the Dead Kennedys.

• On a similar note, Cuban DIY inventions during the “Special Period in the Time of Peace.”

• Rick Rubin.

• Rededicating the Grand Army of the Republic statue in Grand Forks.

• Historic aerial photographs of American cities. 

• Some interesting debate on whether Pandora is good for bands or bad for bands.

• The decline of the English major or its continued relevance. 

• What I’m reading: See bullet point #2.

• What I’m listening to: Nothing new