My del.icio.us bookmarks between the 6th of August and the 8th of August

These are things I’ve bookmarked between the 6th of August and the 8th of August. I may not have read them all yet.

• Ancient Nomads Offer Insights to Modern Crises – New York Times – “By not exploring the depth to which nomadic populations have contributed to local political systems, we are naïve to an important aspect of the social fabric of parts of the Near East and Central Asia.”

• icWales – Call for Welsh battles to go on maps – “Itâ??s about creating a better understanding and recognition of our history. The medieval history of Wales tended to be something we didnâ??t get told about in school because of its association with nationalism and rebellions against the Normans and Engl

• Experts: Religion study is sound, but … – MSNBC.com – Unsurprisingly a paper correlating Religion with Bad Things is raising questions about the motive of the author. I’ll have to read it before I can say if some of the criticisms are reasonable.

• CHRISTENSEN CONSIDERS CAREER AS ARCHAEOLOGIST – Her interview with Dennis Pennis went: “Why did the supermodel stare at the orange carton? (pause) Because it said concentrate.” “I don’t get it.” “Why did the supermodel stare at the orange carton? Because it said concentrate.” “Am I not supposed to get

• Ancient Ruler’s Tomb, Gold Trove Found in Bolivia Pyramid – “Several of the early skeletons found were clearly sacrificed individuals found at the precise location were a shaft of light shines out of a temple doorway on the sunset of the day of the solstice”

• If… – Steve Bell on the greatest humaritarian catastrophe in the world today