Below is a collection of links to recent noteworthy archaeological articles.
Discovering How Greeks Computed in 100 B.C.
Pharaonic Boat to Be Excavated, Reassembled
Scholar Finds New Archaeological Sites using Google
Saving Pompeii From the Ravages of Time and Tourists
Archaeologists to Refuse Help Over Possible Iran Strike
Month: July 2008
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies is coordinating a fellowship competition supported by a grant from the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, via the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. US graduates and post-docs are eligible. For details on appropriate project proposals and application requirements, follow this link
The deadline for applications is Saturday, November 15, 2008.
Archaeology made headlines for a number of different reasons this week, and we’ve rounded up links to a few of the breaking news stories. Enjoy!
Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
Singing Cavemen
Human Sacrifice in Syria
New Archaeology-Based Series on the BBC
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program at Brown has announced that its campus deadline for grants for graduate study, research, or English Teaching Assistantships abroad is September 8, 2008.
For more information, visit www.us.fulbrightonline.org. For information on Fulbright at Brown, contact Dean Linda Dunleavy, at 863-2538.
This month kicks off a new, interactive blog project at the Joukowsky Institute. While walking across Lincoln Field one morning in June, Sue Alcock noticed something different about the normally austere demeanor of the Marcus Aurelius statue; in his elevated left hand, he held a Wendy’s soda cup. This struck Sue as a comical addition, and inspired the idea of taking seasonal photographs of the statue for an online photo gallery.
“The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington’s boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.” To continue reading, follow this link to the NPR article.
Brown has built a partial prototype of future faculty offices for the Joukowsky Institute’s new home in Rhode Island Hall. A section of the office wall, with three choices of glass for the the translucent walls, and of the mezzanine above has been installed in the second floor classroom of Rhode Island Hall. The sample can be viewed during the hours Rhode Island Hall is open.
