My del.icio.us bookmarks between the 26th of May and the 27th of May

These are things I’ve bookmarked between the 26th of May and the 27th of May. I may not have read them all yet.

• Tropaion: Spring Equinox Festive by Ellin.a.i.s – Tropaion brings news of a festival to appease Poseidon, the earth-shaker.

• Anthropology Matters! – But does Archaeology? | European Journal of Archaeology – Cornelius opens a debate one whether or not archaeology matters. I’d like to write a reply, but it’ll take some thought.

• Blogographos – Blogographos has moved to a new home on Typepad.

• Abnormal Interests: One Stone in a Row – A post on how archaeologists work out if something they find is deliberately built or not, with an example of how modern work can alter the archaeological record.

• Eroticdreambattle – A Forgotten Hero – I didn’t know an archaeologist gave the British public holidays.

• Northstate Science: The Antikythera Mechanism And Intelligent Design: A Response To Egnor – I’ve had ideas for an ‘archaeologists seek design’ article for a while, but haven’t bothered because ID is dishonest and a waste of heartbeats. Christopher O’Brien shows how bad the case for ‘design’ is.

• A Don’s Life – Times Online – WBLG: How thuggish were the Romans? – One of the reasons we see Rome and Greece as very different places is that from our times we have very different interests in them, and ask different questions about their histories. The shape of the question, she argues, dictates the shape of the answer.