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Le Fluff et Le Puff ... Or How I Love The Gap
Since I'm in bed with a temperature I'm going to do a quick clothes post ... It's intended for my dog-walking companions, as we're always asking each "where did you ...?"- the leopard sandals are...
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Playing with Sculptures ...
New Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo | Colossal:Li Hongbo’s stunning, stretchable, paper sculptures, inspired by both traditional folk art and his time as a student learning to sculpt, challenge...
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Shitty News is Good News!
(sorry - I couldn't resist the pun)PRESS RELEASE - Earliest known wooden toilet seat discovered at Vindolanda:Now archaeologists have another piece of this very personal human hoard at Vindolanda, a...
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Ancient Greek Sandals: Heels like Hermes?
I was going to tweet a quick PSA to point out that Matches is doing an extra 20% off sale items until tomorrow night with the code EXTRA20 ... and that included some Ancient Greek Sandals (here)...
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Amphipolis Overview
For people who were puzzling over the location of the gate with the sphinxes in relation to the old Google Earth photos of the tomb mound, as seen on the left ....... and the previous photo I posted...
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Looting Hecatomnus' Tomb
In August 2010 archaeologists in Caria, Turkey announced that a tomb had been found in Mylasa, probably that of Hecatomnus. Well actually the police found it when swooping down on looters who'd been...
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Le Fluff et Le Puff ... Bikinis
I've blogged several times about ancient 'bikinis' - the tag is here for posts - so we're not going to be going over that old ground.But I've been wishing I was lounging in the sunshine in Morocco, not...
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... can anyone explain to me how to take screenshots on an iPad?I would like to do a post about some of the amazing archaeology Apps - such as Princeton's Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World...
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Adrian Goldsworthy's Augustus
This biography is brilliant. It's better than sliced bread - and far more interesting to read.Okay, a few people might have noticed I tend to get thanked in the start of Goldsworthy books, and a few...
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Martin Lobel reviews Adrian Goldsworthy's Augustus
Adrian Goldsworthy has done it again.His biography of Augustus, just released by Yale University Press, is the most balanced and nuanced explanation of how Augustus succeeded in gaining power over...
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Le Selfie
Instead of the usual photos - ie Ellie von Jack Russell - this morning I went wild and took a selfie to show off my tee-shirt.It's from Tagos, an Israeli brand, but you can buy them in London from the...
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Disobedient Objects @ the V&A
I popped into the V&A in London. Technically I was meant to be seeing a completely different exhibition, but the 'defaced' front steps caught my eye ...... and lured me in. The short version is...
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The Colbert Report: Videri Quam Esse
I love Stephen Colbert. I'd offer to have his babies, if he weren't already married and a fictional character.He's hysterically funny - in Europe everyone seems to know Jon Stewart and The Daily Show,...
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Movies: The Hundred-Foot Journey @ Edible Cinema
Last week we saw The Hundred-Foot Journey at Edible Cinema at The Electric Cinema.First off the movie - Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon. " The...
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Heels: Had Hermes Met Omphale …
I’ve already covered ancient cross-dressing here: When Men Were Men ... And Wore DressesTo the best of my knowledge Hermes never wore women’s clothes, but had he done so then these would have been the...
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Whose Cup Is It Anyway?
Simon the Shoemaker, also known as Simon the Cobbler, was a friend of Socrates and fellow philosopher. From the many mentions in literary sources we know that he lived in Athens by the Agora, but not...
View ArticleAmazing new findings in Amphipolis: Two caryatids adorned the tomb
These are of a famous and much copied type - I'll blog about them later today. http://en.protothema.gr/amazing-new-findings-in-amphipolis-two-caryatids-adorned-the-tomb/------------------
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The Amphipolis Caryatids
First off the official photos and information from the Ministry of Culture press release:As you can see there is a crack in the architrave above. This area was reinforced yesterday, as the soil was...
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The Silly Photos Against Monday Moaning
Because we can all do with a smile on a Monday morning ...And remember the first five days of the week are the hardest - after that it gets easier.
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Quick Answers About Amphipolis (Updated)
Who's buried there?No idea. We won't be certain until the archaeologists can get in, and it very rarely says "X was buried here" in Macedonian tombs - for example at Vergina tombs the identifications...
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