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Why Did the Giant Egyptian Statue Sing at Dawn? Re-Discovering the Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are a pair of giant statues made of stone that are located in the Theban Necropolis in Luxor, Upper Egypt. The statues were made during the 14th century BC, during the period in ancient Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. The best-known legend about the Colossi of Memnon is that of the ‘Vocal Memnon’, in which one of the statues was reputed to ‘sing’ every morning at dawn...
An Ancient Australian Connection to India?
When was the remote Australian continent first settled? Where did these ancient Australians come from? Was the island settled once, or on multiple occasions? Is there a genealogical connection between the Indigenous people of Australia and India? These are questions I’ve spent almost two decades cogitating, and some of them have been pondered now for almost 400 years by European scholars. Way back in 1623, while on route through the Torres Strait, the Dutch explorer...
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Two Roman Ships that Were Lost in WWII: What Destroyed the Floating Palaces of Emperor Caligula?
This is one of the most tragic stories about remarkable ancient artifacts you will ever read. After reading this article, you may have dreams about impressive ancient Roman ships that survived many centuries, only to be destroyed during World War II. This is one of the most tragic stories about remarkable ancient artifacts you will ever read. After reading this article, you may have dreams about impressive ancient Roman ships that survived many centuries, only to be destroyed during World War II...
A Versatile Plant: What Were the Many Uses of Cannabis in Ancient Egypt?
Cannabis is widely considered to be one of the most widespread options when it comes to medicinal herbs. However, in ancient times the plant’s popularity was far greater, and its use much more common in different aspects of regular life. As things have turned out, modern laws have now prohibited a lot of the cultural and religious practices which had been a part of Egypt’s history and culture for thousands of years. It wasn’t easy to unearth the history and evidence to support these claims, but now that it has been done, let’s take a look at...
 
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Universidad de SevillaDepartamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Faculty Member
"Present day lead pollution is an environmental hazard of global proportions. A correct determination of natural lead levels is very important in order to evaluate anthropogenic lead contributions. In this paper, the anthropogenic signature of early metallurgy in Southern Iberia during the Holocene, more specifically during the Late Prehistory, was assessed by mean of a multiproxy approach: comparison of atmospheric lead pollution, fire regimes, deforestation, mass sediment transport, and archeological data. Although the onset of metallurgy in Southern Iberia is a matter of controversy,...
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Wayne G PowellWayne G Powell
Brooklyn College of CUNYEarth and Environmental Science, Faculty Member
We present a detailed response to the critique by Mr. Jansen of the paper " Digging Deeper: Insights into Metallurgical Transitions in European Prehistory through Copper Isotopes ". When we consider Cu isotope ratios of European Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age artifacts in the context of their local geological settings , climates, and archaeological contexts, Mr. Jansen's hypothesis that 63 Cu enrichment results from the adoption of fahlore ores is untenable. In both Serbia and Central Europe, the earliest copper production is associated with 65 Cu-enriched ores and subsequently produced...
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Quassim CassamQuassim Cassam
University of WarwickPhilosophy, Faculty Member
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Nino  Del-Solar-VelardeNino Del-Solar-Velarde
Université Bordeaux-MontaigneUFR Humanités, Faculty Member
Este libro constituye una primera recopilación de técnicas arqueométricas elementales, moleculares, de datación y de prospección, además de casos de estudio originales en los cuales la utilización de estos análisis contribuyó con resultados enriquecedores y significativos a la interpretación arqueológica de variadas dimensiones materiales y culturales de sociedades pasadas de América y de Europa. Este libro posee 30 capítulos y está estructurado en 3 partes: I) Técnicas, protocolos y aplicaciones; II) Materiales y casos de estudio; y finalmente, III) Técnicas de prospección en Arqueología. ...
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Hartwick CollegePhilosophy, Faculty Member
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Hartwick CollegePhilosophy, Faculty Member
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Hebrew University of JerusalemDepartment of Jewish History, Faculty Member
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Hebrew University of JerusalemDepartment of Jewish History, Faculty Member
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Nikos PsarrosNikos Psarros
Universität LeipzigInstitute of Philosophy, Faculty Member
In this paper I try to reconstruct the Aristotelian notion of the "natural born slave" as a virtuous form of human cooperation in contrast to the idea that a slave is a mere object of exploitation.
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Martin UildriksMartin Uildriks
Brown UniversityJoukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Graduate Student
In this informal lecture, I discussed photogrammetry as used in archaeology from a hands-on and technical point of view.
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