links for 2007-02-15

• Looking for the material culture of the Middle Passage : Work in progress : Articles : Journal for Maritime Research On the archaeology of the slave trade. (tags: archaeologyhistoryblack+history)

• Anne Haour Some downloadable publications on African Archaeology (tags: archaeologyafrican+archaeology)

• Gene Expression: Slay the pagans! On anti-pagan bigotry in Glastonbury. (tags: religionethics)

• BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | Coin shows Cleopatra’s ugly truth Cleo’s nose remains an ugly bone of contention in ancient history. (tags: classical+archaeologyarchaeologyancient+historyclassicsnumismaticsegyptsex)

• Nearly 2,000 years ago Horncastle was a bustling Roman settlement built around a fearsome military fortification.Historians and archaeologists have known this for years, but the exact role of the town… A Roman cemetery could prove to be a major find in Lincolnshire. (tags: classical+archaeologyroman+archaeologyarchaeologypalaeopathology)

• The Rise of Sumerian Culture Carl Feagans on the origins of one of the most influential civilisations ever (tags: archaeologyprehistoric)

• Gorgo of Sparta The daughter of a king named after a monster (tags: ancient+historyclassicsgreek+history)

• Times Online – A Don’s Life – WBLG: Was Cleopatra beautiful? More on Cleopatra’s nose. (tags: ancient+historyclassicsnumismatics)

• Tangled Bank – Snowy Valentine Edition « Lab Cat I’ll have to get up to speed with carnivals in the future. (tags: scienceblog+carnival)

• Blackwell Synergy – Oxford J Archeol, Volume 26 Issue 1 Page 103 – February 2007 (Article Abstract) Roman camps, less astronomical than you might think? (tags: archaeoastronomyarchaeologyroman+archaeologyclassical+archaeology)

• Blackwell Synergy – Acta Archaeologica, Vol 77, Issue 1: Table of Contents Haven’t the faintest idea if this is of any use or not as it’s all behind a pay wall. (tags: archaeologyarchaeoastronomy)

• Gene Expression: Etruscan historical genetics done right More on the mysterious origins of the Etruscans and why the latest study might help. (tags: archaeogeneticsarchaeologyscience)

• Hot Cup of Joe: Four Stone Hearth: Special Edition The latest edition of the anthropology carnival goes online (tags: archaeologyanthropologyblog+carnival)

• Iconoclasm » AIAC and why (printed) conference proceedings should be a thing of the past Troels Myrup on a good idea imperfectly executed. (tags: academiapublishing)