February 2012
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“One cannot grasp the world’s first novel, the “Gilgamesh”epic, without...”
– http://kabulpress.org/my/spip.php?article99927 (via allmesopotamia)
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1,100-year-old Mayan ruins found in North Georgia →
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Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the mountains of North Georgia believed to be at least 1,100 years old. According to Richard Thornton at Examiner.com, the ruins are reportedly what remains of a city built by Mayans fleeing wars, volcanic eruptions,…
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Stop Spike TV from Looting our Collective Past! →
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This show, as advertised by Spike TV (http://aroundthenetworks.com/spike-tv-announces-unscripted-show-american-digger/), will follow a team “led by former professional wrestler-turned-modern- day relic hunter Ric Savage as they scour … battlefields and historic sites, in hopes of striking it rich by unearthing and selling rare pieces of American history.”
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N. Korea warns of "total war" over the South's... →
North Korea is fully prepared for a “total war,” and the drills will lead to a “complete collapse” of ties between the Koreas, the North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in a statement carried Monday by the official Korean Central News Agency.
Seoul is closely monitoring North Korea’s reaction. The Korean peninsula has been technically at war for about 60 years (along...
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Archaeological News: Nomads and Networks: The... →
archaeologicalnews:
The first exhibition in the United States to provide a comprehensive overview of the nomadic culture of ancient Kazakhstan opens on 7 March, 2012 at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University (ISAW).
Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan…
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I've made a personal blog of sorts
…for things that don’t seem relevant to this blog’s tags. My life-with-the-dead posts are always tidy and organized into their proper places, but I want to avoid posting music, personal stuff/camwhoring, and irrelevant things on here (and I want a blog where I can be lazy & stop worrying about tags).
So here it is…
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So you wanna visit a dig: How to drop in on an... →
noellejt:
Can’t really explain why I felt compelled to write this tonight, but I did, so there it is…
So, let’s say you’re a history buff.
And that museums are cool, and all, but you’re more of an outdoorsy person. You like to see the splendor and size and the reality of sites and you get shivers thinking about standing on a path where others have stood, thousands of years before you – of...
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gardant: Liveblogging Middle English poetry →
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Ugh, the hyperbole in medieval romance is the best, I can’t stop laughing.
Reading Sir Gawain and the Carl of Carlisle right now and omfg, this guy. Of course there’s the usual ridiculousness of him having the proportions of a giant, thighs like tree-posts, etc. But what kills me is the part…
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Archaeological News: Archaeologists Make Big Find... →
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MEXICO CITY – A total of 23 pre-Columbian stone plaques dating back approximately 550 years, with carvings illustrating such Aztec myths as the birth of the god of war Huitzilopochtli, were discovered by archaeologists in front of the Great Temple of Tinochtitlan in downtown Mexico City, the…
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Nightmare
Last night, I had this terrible dream that the Tumblr community accused me of plagiarizing a Valentine.
It seems like an absurd thing to have a nightmare about, but it did bring up a couple of questions about intellectual property…
We’re constantly re-posting, sampling, citing, and re-spinning ideas. Do any of us truly have original thoughts? Who are we to accuse others of copying...
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'Anonymous' hacker group threatens 'reign of... →
freeisrael:
The hacker group “Anonymous” released a video Friday threatening to begin a ‘reign of terror’ against Israel, in the latest round of cyber warfare between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli hackers.
The video, which was posted on YouTube in the early hours of the morning, blamed Israel for committing ‘crimes against humanity,’ and criticizing it for its treatment of Palestinians.
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I want a sex toy that plays Foo Fighters.
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It’d make my life easier.
THIS.
Perhaps that is what a Monkey Wrench really is…
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I have exams this week & my queue is empty. Don't...
(but I still love you!)