The Sunday New York Times Magazine ran an investigation of part of the legacy of the Philadelphia Police Department’s bombing of the group home occupied by members of the religious group, the Christian Movement For Life, popularly known as MOVE.… Continue Reading
The New York Times recently ran an article about recent archaeological research being done in the Peloponnese adding to our understanding of the ancient Mycenaean culture. An excerpt reads: “During the summer of 1999, Michael Cosmopoulos, a member of the… Continue Reading
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan is hosting an exhibit devoted to the sacred art of the Maya November 21, 2022 – April 2, 2023. The posted description says: “In Maya art, the gods are depicted at all stages… Continue Reading
Modern ceremonial magicians revere writing. Some create sigils using A.O. Spare’s formula, starting with a “sentence of desire.” Many pour over transcriptions, facsimiles and explanations of mediaeval grimoires or study gematria. So The Greatest Invention: A History of the World… Continue Reading
So, today was declared Columbus Day in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison, as partial recompense for the mass lynching of Sicilians in New Orleans by a WASP mob that numbered in the thousands the year before (the U.S. also paid… Continue Reading
Heritage Daily is reporting on studies of an unusually large building at the site of Çatalhöyük, one of the earliest sizeable human settlements to be discovered. An excerpt says: “Archaeologists, under the supervision of Professor Arkadiusz Marciniak, have been excavating a… Continue Reading
Last week, news broke about a farmer in Palestine going about his business when he discovered a Byzantine-era mosaic floor in his field. ArtNet.com’s story begins: “A Palestinian farmer was in for a big surprise when he and his son… Continue Reading
Now Archaeology recently published an article discussing Egyptologist Zahi Hawass’ claims that he expects to make a positive identification of the remains of Queen Nefertiti before the end of this year. The article begins: Famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass recently stated… Continue Reading
ArkeoNews.net recently ran a news story about the unprecedented discovery of the burial site of a female from the Viking age in the Swedish mountains. An excerpt reads: Archaeologist Anders Hansson in Jamtli examined the find site for the first… Continue Reading
OK – I know y’all’re bibliophiles, so — how could you NOT love a news story in the Greek Reporter about the reputed oldest continuously operating library in the world! Article starts: “The oldest-to-date medical recipes from Hippocrates were recently… Continue Reading