Ancient Egyptians used 'hair gel' : Nature News
Some research on hair treatments found on mummies.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Flintknapping: The ancient art of making tools from stone - TehachapiNews.com
Flintknapping: The ancient art of making tools from stone - TehachapiNews.com
Have you ever wanted to learn flintknapping? Here is a guy who will teach you how!
Have you ever wanted to learn flintknapping? Here is a guy who will teach you how!
Rabbi Indicted In Torah Scam - The Washington Post
Rabbi Indicted In Torah Scam - The Washington Post
Well, this was a bad thing to do. I remember reading about this guy a few years ago: he claimed to have criss-crossed Europe, digging up Torah scrolls that had been trashed or hidden during World War II. He then restored these scrolls and found homes for them in synagogues. He soliticed a couple of million dollars from donors to support this project. Trouble is, there was no project, no rescued Torahs, no Indiana-Jones-like exploits. Just money going into his bank account. (Unfortunately, a little research could have saved people a lot of money: He claimed to have found a scroll under the floorboards at Bergen-Belsen--but those barracks were burned at the end of the war. No floorboards exist.)
Well, this was a bad thing to do. I remember reading about this guy a few years ago: he claimed to have criss-crossed Europe, digging up Torah scrolls that had been trashed or hidden during World War II. He then restored these scrolls and found homes for them in synagogues. He soliticed a couple of million dollars from donors to support this project. Trouble is, there was no project, no rescued Torahs, no Indiana-Jones-like exploits. Just money going into his bank account. (Unfortunately, a little research could have saved people a lot of money: He claimed to have found a scroll under the floorboards at Bergen-Belsen--but those barracks were burned at the end of the war. No floorboards exist.)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Black Death study lets rats off the hook | World news | The Guardian
Black Death study lets rats off the hook World news The Guardian
An archaeologist in London claims that if the plague of 1348-49 was spread by rats, he should be finding masses of rat skeletons. Since he isn't, he theorizes that the plague was spread human-to-human. This explains its extremely rapid movement, even in the super-cold winter that year, when fleas should have died. Somehow, I never imagined plague studies could get grosser when rats were taken out of the picture.
An archaeologist in London claims that if the plague of 1348-49 was spread by rats, he should be finding masses of rat skeletons. Since he isn't, he theorizes that the plague was spread human-to-human. This explains its extremely rapid movement, even in the super-cold winter that year, when fleas should have died. Somehow, I never imagined plague studies could get grosser when rats were taken out of the picture.
Ancient Roman Jar Riddled with Mystery | Roman Britain Artifacts & Museum of Ontario Archaeology | Archaeological Digs | LiveScience
Ancient Roman Jar Riddled with Mystery Roman Britain Artifacts & Museum of Ontario Archaeology Archaeological Digs LiveScience
A small jar, PROBABLY Roman, in the Ontario museum, has small holes all over it, at regular intervals. What would such a jar have been used for? No one knows. One problem: it was "excavated" by soldiers who were cleaning up a bomb crater in WWII, so its context is not really well documented.
A small jar, PROBABLY Roman, in the Ontario museum, has small holes all over it, at regular intervals. What would such a jar have been used for? No one knows. One problem: it was "excavated" by soldiers who were cleaning up a bomb crater in WWII, so its context is not really well documented.
Archaeologist digs into grandad's tale to uncover lost Yorkshire amphitheatre | Culture | The Guardian
Archaeologist digs into grandad's tale to uncover lost Yorkshire amphitheatre Culture The Guardian
A Cambridge archaeologist used to visit her grandfather in Aldborough and hear the "legend of the lost Roman amphitheater." Turns out there's one there after all. It is still buried, but scans have detected it.
A Cambridge archaeologist used to visit her grandfather in Aldborough and hear the "legend of the lost Roman amphitheater." Turns out there's one there after all. It is still buried, but scans have detected it.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Photos: Quake damage to Washington National Cathedral - CNN.com
Photos: Quake damage to Washington National Cathedral - CNN.com
5 pictures, some quite detailed, of the earthquake damage to the towers and (a little bit) to the interior.
5 pictures, some quite detailed, of the earthquake damage to the towers and (a little bit) to the interior.
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