How to Wear a Toga the Ancient Roman Way | The Getty Iris

How to Wear a Toga the Ancient Roman Way The Getty Iris
Quick! Get yourself out of Malibu for College Night at the Getty Villa, Tues. Nov. 15. You are encouraged to wear a toga, and this handy video shows you how to put on one. Links inside the article take you to more webpages on this subject. Woo hoo!

Great Pyramid closed to prevent 11/11 rituals - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com

Great Pyramid closed to prevent 11/11 rituals - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
Just a preview of the goofiness that will take over on 12-21-12!

Spotted Horses in Cave Art Weren’t Just a Figment, DNA Shows - NYTimes.com

Spotted Horses in Cave Art Weren’t Just a Figment, DNA Shows - NYTimes.com
Paleolithic horses really looked like the horses in the cave paintings. Duh.

News on Libyan archaeology

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News on first attempts to negotiate with Whoever's In Charge Now to secure the site of Cyrenaica in Libya. Good luck with that, given news lately about looting from Benghazi.

Magical Viking stone may be real - Telegraph

Magical Viking stone may be real - Telegraph
Don't be put off by the stupid headline. Kind of a cool find, suggesting ways the Vikings may have been able to navigate at sea.

Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tisbury (From Salisbury Journal)

Ancient artefacts unearthed in Tisbury (From Salisbury Journal)
A British hobbyist with a metal detector came upon an ancient bronze spearhead and did NOT do what most people do (dig it up, along with the other 100 objects near it, put them in a shoebox and take them to the local antique dealer to see if they're worth anything); no, he left the site undisturbed and CALLED THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS, so that the objects could be excavated properly. Give this man a cookie! The site contains bronze objects from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, which will be taken to the British Museum to be studied. The location of the site is being kept secret, so less scrupulous people will stay away.

Italy: A modern prince fights for a Roman emperor's villa - Adnkronos CultureAndMedia

Italy: A modern prince fights for a Roman emperor's villa - Adnkronos CultureAndMedia
A garbage dump adjacent to the Villa Adriana at Tivoli? Not if Prince Urbano Barberini (his real name!) has anything to say about it! I got one word for you idiotic politicians who came up with this idea: Naples.