Another interesting, recommended documentary on the Aegean world, this one focusing on the destructions of 1200 B.C.  A good chunk of this program is spent exploring the hilltop settlements of Crete, including Karfi, mentioned at length as the ultimate refuge of Dikte and Tripodiskos in Chapter 10 of Knossos.  Some knowledgeable talking heads, such ( Read more... )

I haven't been ignoring everybody on purpose. I've been sick these last three weeks with a cold that won't quit. I've also found out that I have to have my gallbladder removed and I have a hemangioma on my liver.  So there goes part of my summer ( Read more... )

Daedalus the Builder here:

Somewhere in between flossing the Minotaur's teeth and building Queen Medea a nifty new spice rack, I somehow missed the first episode of SyFy's new series Olympus.  Not to worry, though.  Since I wasn't featured in Episode 1, you didn't miss anything much ( Read more... )

Last night's episode of Myth Hunters was a mixed bag of okay and meh.  The program basically got things right, even mentioning Schliemann's earlier interest in a site called Bunarbashi, and his association with Frank Calvert, who told Schliemann to dig at Hisarlik ( Read more... )

If you watched the Myth Hunters episode Quest for the Minotaur's Labyrinth 10 days ago, then you'll have seen the series make use of some footage from this Sunday's episode, The Lost Jewels of Helen.  Here is a link to the teaser for the upcoming program ( Read more... )

If you have the American Heroes Channel, formerly the Military Channel, then you might have come across the Myth Hunters program.  I enjoy this show, and was stoked to see the clip from next Sunday evening's episode.

These 2:21 minutes suggest that the show will be simplifying Sir Arthur Evans's "discovery" of Knossos.  He was not driven to Crete ( Read more... )