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Links September 2016
Egyptian hieroglyphs at Mnamon: Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean: A critical guide to electronic resources
Ancient Egypt for kids - Egyptian Crowns and Headdresses of Gods
A Very Remote Period Indeed: A blog reviewing recent archaeological publications having to do with Paleolithic archaeology, paleoanthropology, lithic technology, ( Read more... ) -
Links August 2014
Spiritual Power? 18th-Century Artifacts Unearthed in Caribbean
The Archaeologist as Titan [review of Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate]
Remains of Long-Lost Temple Discovered in Iraq: "'One of the best results of my fieldwork is the uncovered column bases of the long-lost temple of the city of Musasir, which was dedicated to the god ( Read more... ) -
Links December 2013
Presumptive "ocular prosthesis" found in the Burnt City - Tumblr discussion, including artist's impression. :)
Evolution of Angels: From Disembodied Minds to Winged Guardians
Africans in Roman York?
Oldest Perfumes Found on "Aphrodite's Island"
Peking Man Was a Fashion Plate
Papyri Point to Practice of Voluntary Temple Slavery in Ancient Egypt ( Read more... ) -
Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome
Dropping in with a snippet from Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome which I have to return to the library yesterday. I've commented before that I keep coming across the idea that "androgynous" and "neuter" are somehow synonymous. Discussing Dionysus, Michael Jameson contrasts Dionysus' strong association with sex with the god's own ( Read more... ) -
Links April 2012
Mixed Martial Arts Celebrity Recruited for Ancient Roman Army
Rare Ancient Statue Depicts Topless Female Gladiator | Female Gladiators? Tantalizing New Evidence From Ancient Rome
Wurdi Youang: an Australian Aboriginal stone arrangement with possible solar indications | Rocky ways to secrets of skies | Our Stonehenge uncovered | Were Australia ( Read more... ) -
Gallus and Gala
Will Roscoe's article "Priests of the Goddess" compares the Graeco-Roman gallus, the Mesopotamian gala (and similar cultic performers), and the Indian and Pakistani hijra.
They have several things in common:
- they are priests of a goddess (or goddesses)
- they're organised into groups, and employed by temples
- they dance, sing, and play ( Read more... )
- they are priests of a goddess (or goddesses)