My del.icio.us bookmarks between the 29th of July and the 3rd of August

These are things I’ve bookmarked between the 29th of July and the 3rd of August. I may not have read them all yet.

• Guge, a lost kingdom in Tibet – “Some believe the Guge had something in common with the Maya in ancient Mexico and Guatemala and Pompeii in ancient Italy, all highly developed civilizations that inexplicably fell.” – I wouldn’t say Pompeii was inexplicable as such, but an interesting ar

• Travelmag – Hey, UNESCO, hands off Angkor Wat – An interesting argment over what it means to preserve a temple.

• The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics: Oxford: Traditional Publisher Illustrates Leadership in Transition to Open Access – Open Access fees enable OUP to reduce a journal’s cost!

• Athenians go to war over two views of history | Guardian Unlimited Arts – “The great irony is that it should be a view from a restaurant that should spark all this. The Art Deco building was designed with tiny balconies that could not be used [for dining] because its architect believed it would be a sin to chew in front of a mo

• Paleoglot: The origins of Greco-Chinese apeirophobia – Apeirophobia: an irrational fear of the unbounded. Thoughts on the the discovery of infinity.

• A Very Remote Period Indeed: That hill in Bosnia… – More news about funding for the hill in Bosnia. It’s back. That’s probably good news for me, as I have plans for next summer.