Archaeology virtual tours

Ancient Rome 3D: http://www.openculture.com/2009/03/ancient_rome_in_3d_on_google_earth.html

Efesos (Turkey) Ancient City Virtual tour
http://www.sailturkey.com/panoramas/ephesus/

Berlin sightseeing, virtual 3D tour
http://berlin.arounder.com/

Stonehenge Virtual tour and 3D unique experience
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Stonehenge&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.027097,69.257813&ie=UTF8&hq=Stonehenge&hnear=Stonehenge,+Amesbury,+Salisbury,+UK&t=h&layer=c&cbll=51.179087,-1.826303&panoid=7GO9PsMgxmNjhrwyfq4Azg&cbp=12,156.58,,0,10.53&ll=51.19247,-1.826305&spn=0,359.853401&z=13

The Vatican: http://vatican.arounder.com/

Pisa, Italy: http://pisa.arounder.com/

Versailles: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Palace+of+Versailles&sll=48.837379,2.113152&sspn=0.094005,0.270538&ie=UTF8&hq=Palace+of+Versailles&hnear=Palace+of+Versailles,+Versailles,+France&t=p&layer=c&cbll=48.80489,2.120045&panoid=1AeyW7Dy2XbTE9EW3BT_WQ&cbp=12,131.35,,0,1.21&ll=48.802429,2.122419&spn=0,359.96335&z=15

Louvre Museum: http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp?bmLocale=en

Three links of archaeological interest (in English and Italian)

Archeotop: http://www.archeotop.eu/Archeotop/Home.html (ancient topography and medieval archaeology publications).

Via Egnatia
An ancient Roman road through the Balkans
http://www.viaegnatia.net

The new journal on Cultural Heritage Technologies:
http://www.archeomatica.it

CFP: "Texts, Languages & Information Technology in Egyptology"

Informatique & Égyptologie 2010 - University of Liège

Dates of the conference: Arrive 5 July, sessions 6-8 or 9 July 2010.

Deadline for submitting title and abstract: 26 February 2010.

Signification of Acceptance: 31 March 2010.

Université de Liège - Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité,
Service d'Égyptologie.

Call for papers.

The conference I&E 2010 is to be held at the Université de
Liège under the financial auspices of the Project Ramses
(http://www.egypto.ulg.ac.be/Ramses.htm).
Given the background of Ramses, the themes of the conference
will include a greater emphasis on the processing of texts than
recent I&E meetings, but the regular I&E subject areas are still
very welcome.

It should be emphasized that the main focus of the conference is on
general, methodological matters.
Contributions stemming from an ongoing project should be made
as relevant as possible to the entire community of scholars and researchers.

Languages.
English is strongly encouraged, but German and French will be accepted;
English summaries will be needed for the latter ones.

Organizing Committee.
Dag Bergman; Diane Bergman; Stéphane Polis; Nigel Strudwick;
Jean Winand.

Contact.
IandE AT ulg.ac.be
forthcoming website: http://www.IandE.ulg.ac.be

Mediterranean Identities: Formation and Transformation

This conference is part of a larger project that aims to assess the value of ‘identity’ as a tool of intellectual enquiry in the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history, literature and art history.


University of Leicester, Friday 26 – Sunday 28th March 2010


Recent studies of the Mediterranean have been dominated by the construction, reinforcement, representation and renegotiation of identities. As a departure point, this conference will address theoretical approaches to the formation and transformation of these identities throughout time and space. In particular, the use of comparative methods in the history of communal identities in the Mediterranean will highlight not only the course of their development but also will explain the extraordinary longevity of influential identities such as Greek and Jewish.


For more information see here.

Toward a Sensory Archaeology

The Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is pleased to announce online registration is now open for the 27th Annual Visiting Scholar conference (March 26-27, 2010):

Making Senses of the Past: Toward a Sensory Archaeology.

Full programme, abstracts, further information and registration can be all be accessed from here.

BSS in Egypt 2010

BSS are very excited to announce that John Romer has agreed to teach an innovative course for us in Luxor this year. His lectures will be supplemented by visits to many of the archaeological sites on Luxor’s east and west banks, including a special opening of Seti I’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

Full details and booking form are now on the website.

Thera Wall-Paintings with a click

For those of you who wish to admire bountiful pictures of the Thera wall-paintings, the Thera Foundation Website is the place to go.

Visit the Thera Wallpainting Exhibition Hall and the Map of Virtual Tour.

See pictures of the wall-paintings and read more about them. This is what I call Archaeological eye-relaxation. With a click, I have already found myself travelling there and admiring the beauty of the naturalistic scenes in the Building Complex Delta. Enjoy!

Late Antique Economy: Local Economies? Production and Exchange of Inland Regions in Late Antiquity. Late Antique Archaeology 2010

International congress discussing:

- Prosperity in Inland Regions (forms of production)
- Regional exchange (forms of consumption).

Organised by the University of Kent (Centre for Late Antique Archaeology) και King’s College London (Centre for Hellenic Studies Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies).

12-13 March 2010

King’s College
Strand Campus
Great Hall / Safra Lecture Theatre
London


Info: 0044 1227823944
or email : info@lateantiquearchaeology.com
or visit www.lateantiquearchaeology.com

Volunteers to excavate at Iklaina, Greece

The Iklaina Excavation is seeking students and volunteers for the 2010
field season (two sessions: May 28-June 17 and June 17-July 7).
Iklaina is a Mycenaean town in the region of Pylos, identified in the
Linear B tablets as a-pu2, one of the district capitals of the Hither
Province (AJA 2006, pp. 205-228). The site includes two large building
complexes (one of the megaron type), several houses, a Cyclopean
terrace, and thousands of finds, including frescoes. The project
includes excavation, travel to the major sites and museums in the
Peloponnese, and evening classes and seminars on Greek culture, history,
and archaeology. Students can receive 6 credits through the department
of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; volunteers on
an auditing basis are also welcome to apply. Applications will be
accepted until the project is filled. All relevant information,
including application forms and registration instructions, can be found
at the project website, www.iklaina.org.

CSA Newsletter, Vol. XXII, No. 3 - January, 2010

Click here to read the new CSA newsletter (January 2010)

Readers are encouraged to submit articles for the coming issue, which will appear in April of this year.

Reconstructing daily life in the past

Wednesday 3 February, 17:00, Greece, Athens ASCSA (Loring Hall, Souidias 59, 106 76)
TEA TALK:

Dr Vicky Elefanti, Dr Sireen El Zaatari & Dr
Tatiana Theodoropoulou

‘Reconstructing daily life in the past’

A History of the World in 100 Objects (free-to-download podcasts from BBC)

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made. The series spans two million years of history and uses objects from the British Museum's collection to tell a history of the world, from the earliest times to the present day. The 15-minute programmes are broadcast Monday to Friday on BBC Radio 4, and the podcasts are published daily. Beginning in January, 2010 the programmes will be broadcast in three tranches through the year.

Podcasts offered until today's date are:

* 010 Jomon Pot 29 Jan 10
* 009 Maya Maize God Statue 28 Jan 10
* 008 Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle 27 Jan 10
* 007 Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine 26 Jan 10
* 006 Bird-shaped Pestle 25 Jan 10
* 005 Clovis Spear Point 22 Jan 2010
* 004 Swimming Reindeer 21 Jan 2010
* 003 Olduvai Handaxe 20 Jan 2010
* 002 Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool 19 Jan 2010
* 001 Mummy of Hornedjitef 18 Jan 10

with a variety of forthcoming podcasts available in the following months (so keep visiting the link to download more podcasts).

Click here to listen and / or download the BBC podcasts.

For more information and to see pictures of the objects, visit the programme's website.

Fakes and Forgeries / UK

"The Metropolitan Police Service's Investigation of Fakes and Forgeries"
January 23, 2010 - February 7, 2010.
info:
http://snipurl.com/u7qhg
[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_
id=4&article_id=111007]

Egyptology Lectures in Egypt

Three very interesting forthcoming Egyptological Lectures in Egypt:

-Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC)
1, Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street
P.O. Box 50, 11211 Zamalek - Cairo - Egypt
phone: ++20 2 738.2522 / 738.2520; nvic AT rite.com
-"Gods and Roman emperors at Ain Birbiyeh: results of recent
excavations in the Dakhleh Oasis", by Prof. Dr. Olaf Kaper
temple at Ain Birbiyeh, dedicated to
Amunnakht, a deity who was specific to the Dakhleh Oasis.
February 25, 2010; 5:30 pm for a 6 pm start
info: http://www.institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/news/lectures-nvic.html#january

-Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Kairo
-"Conservation and Preservation of Archaeological Sites -
A Holistic Philosophy", by Wolfgang Mayer
Tuesday, February 9, 2010; 6 pm.
31, Sh. Abu el-Feda, 11211 Cairo-Zamalek
info: sekretariat AT kairo.dainst.org

-American Research Center in Egypt
2 Simon Bolivar (Qasr al-Dubara), Garden City, Cairo
-First Conference on Human Remains in Ancient Egypt 2010.
"CHRAE 2010: Possibilities, Problems and Priorities"
January 29, 2010
Falaki Building, American University in Cairo campus
info: press report at
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Egypt/259938

Lecture about Thera eruption in Hatshepsut's era

For the lucky ones who will happen to be in the USA on the 6th of February:


'Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami: Natural Disasters and Political
Change, by Joseph Alexander (Sandy) McGillivray

The speaker links the Thera eruption to Hatshepsut's ascension.

Saturday, February 6, 2010; 2:00 P.M

The Getty Villa's Auditorium

free, but a ticket is required for you to get in (call (310) 440-7300 for tickets)

INFO