14 Nov '14 - Friday's Links to the Past

BBC History Podcast:

Dominic Sandbrook gives us the lowdown behind his new TV series Tomorrow’s Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction. Meanwhile, Lucy Worsley explains how the dances of the past can reveal a great deal about Britain’s social history.

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Some of this week's headlines in archaeology from Archaeology Magazine:

Coin Cache, Ovens Unearthed in Egypt:

Intact Macedonian Tomb Discovered in Northern Greece:

24 Oct '14 - Friday's Links to the Past

BBC History Podcast:
This week features Germany through the centuries and Hitler’s cocaine habit:

British Museum director Neil MacGregor joins us to talk about his new BBC Radio 4 series Germany: Memories of a Nation, which illustrates the country’s history through a wealth of fascinating objects. Meanwhile, historical author Giles Milton discusses some surprising tales from the past, including the story of Adolf Hitler’s drug addictions.

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 What is the American Historical Association reading this week?

Today’s What We’re Reading features forgotten women in WWII, all-female space crews, theory in public history, the first White House website, and much, much more! 

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Some of this week's headlines in archaeology from Archaeology Magazine:

- Massive 6,000-year-old Temple Unearthed in Ukraine

(Nataliya Burdo and Mykhailo Videiko/Institute of Archaeology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv

- Early European Farmers Remained Lactose Intolerant 

Courtesy University College Dublin

- Sphinx’s Head Discovered in Amphipolis Tomb

The Greek Ministry of Culture

- CT Scans of Pharaohs Lead to Arthritis Rediagnosis

Wikimedia Commons

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Friday's Links to the Past - 1 Aug '14

Happy Friday!

BBC's History Podcast:

As we approach the centenary of the First World War, historian Alexander Watson offers a German and Austro-Hungarian perspective on the events of 1914–18 and explains how the Central Powers were overcome by the Allies. Meanwhile, we continue our series of extracts from interviews with veterans of the war, this time focusing on the month the conflict broke out.

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What is the American Historical Association reading this week?

Today’s What We’re Reading features the latest on the “right to be forgotten” ruling, American folklore told by Capitol interns, the five strangest rules in baseball, and much more! 

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The 'Perikles Cup'

image from rogueclassicism.com

There has been a cup  found that some believe to be a cup that Perikles, the great Athenian general, used. The Rogue Classicist offers a skeptical opinion.

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Friday's Links to the Past - 28 March '14

BBC History Podcast:

Charlotte Hodgman explores the Staffordshire Hoard, while Daniel Hannan argues that English-speaking people created many of our modern liberties

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What is the American Historical Association reading this week?

Today’s What We’re Reading features a critical look at the state of history museums, a new history video game, tips for negotiating an academic job offer, the rapidly rotting Million Dollar Homepage, and much more! 

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I love this hilarious punny card. 

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picture: www.richardiii.net

So, that skeleton we've heard about for months now that was said to be Richard III? Well, turns out it might not be him after all. Richard III experts are questioning the find.

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Shipwrecks are the some of the coolest (and most expensive) finds in archaeology. Shipwrecks in the ancient world are the best:

My favorite, Bronze Age Ulu Burun

picture: abovetopsecret.com

National Geographic has shipwrecks on the brain. In their newest print edition, there is an article on shipwrecks. Earlier this week they posted an article '5 Shipwrecks Lost to Time That Archaeologists Would Love to Get Their Hands On'

Friday's Links to the Past - 21 March '14

BBC History Podcast:
Ben Macintyre delves into the life of double agent Kim Philby, while Thomas Dixon explains how the meaning of friendship has changed over the centuries

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What is the American Historical Association reading this week?

Today’s What We’re Reading features a recently discovered 1,600 year old basilica in İznik Lake, tracing the history of the rise of US tuition,  a call for “rational discussion” about open access, why library lovers are less lonely, and much more! 

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The Sound of Stonehenge!

Leonard Lopate interviewed Jon Wozencroft, a sound specialist regarding lithophonic stones or stones that make noises:
Listen to the interview below!

They mention another example of ringing rocks found in Pennsylvania: 

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Here is a history-related funny:

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A video lecture from Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill on Herculaneum:
Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Professor of Roman Studies at the University of Cambridge, gave the fourth lecture in the research seminar series Pompeii: The Present and Future of Vesuvian Research with a paper entitled ‘Herculaneum: Can we save the sites?’

Professor Wallace-Hadrill is the director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and former director of the British School at Rome.

Friday's Links to the Past - 7 Feb '14

Happy Friday!! 

Old photo - NOT mine

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BBC History Podcast: 

Richard Sanders considers how Europe's monarchs ended up on opposing sides in the First World War, while Eugene Byrne explores the talents of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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What the American Historical Association is reading this week:

Today’s What We’re Reading features the growing backlash against @HistoryInPics, the long reach of David Brion Davis, a consumer’s guide to graduate school, creepy medical photos from the past, and much more!

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Ancient Maps! 

Example Map Image from http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/tiles/

The Ancient World Mapping Center or  AWMC has announced the release of a series of geographically accurate map tiles that are available to the public and can be used in mapping applications or GIS software.

Offering the first (and at the time of this writing, only) geographically accurate base map of the ancient world, the AWMC tiles conform to the broad periodization presented in the Barrington Atlas, with different selectable water levels for the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Late AntiquePeriods. In addition, we also model inland water, rivers, and other geographical features as they appeared in antiquity. The base tiles are culturally agnostic, allowing them to be used to represent the physical environment of nearly any ancient society in the Mediterranean world. In addition to the base map and geographical tiles we also present the Roman road network, generally following the Barrington Atlas with additional work by the AWMC. Like all of our other electronic offerings, these tiles are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) license and remain absolutely free for personal, academic, and non-commercial use. For detailed information on how to use these tiles in an application, please visit: http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/tiles/map-tile-information

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Loebs!! (Image not mine)

For those of you who study Latin or Ancient Greek, you are probably very familiar with these little red and greek books.  The Loeb Classical Library has volumes that have the ancient text with an English translation side-by-side. 

Earlier this week, Loeb announced that in the fall of this year they will be joining the digital age. Yay!

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BBC has been doing a 20 part radio program on the Golden Age of Islam which began back at the end of November. Below is the full listing of the programs copied from the BBC Radio 3 The Essay

1. 1. The Islamic Golden Age

      Series rediscovering some of the key thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age

      
      
      

      1. Episode 19

         19/20 Narguess Farzad celebrates the much loved 13th-century Persian poet Al-Rumi.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 14 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Next Friday22:45BBC Radio 3

      2. Salah al-Din

         18/20 Professor Jonathan Phillips on the 12th-century hero Saladin.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 13 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Next Thursday22:45BBC Radio 3

      3. Cities of Learning

         17/20 Dr Amira Bennison considers the intellectual powerhouses of Baghdad and Cairo.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 12 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Next Wednesday22:45BBC Radio 3

      4. Ibn Rushd

         16/20 Professor Charles Burnett considers the philosopher Ibn Rushd.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 11 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Tuesday22:45BBC Radio 3

      5. Al-Ghazali

         15/20 Portraits of vivid people and events from the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Ghazali.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 10 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Monday22:45BBC Radio 3

      6. Al Hakim

         14/20 Dr Simonetta Calderini discusses Al Hakim, the controversial Egyptian imam-caliph.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 07 Feb 2014

         This episode will be available soon
         • Today22:45BBC Radio 3

      7. Al-Biruni

         13/20 Professor James Montgomery discusses the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 06 Feb 2014

         
         

         OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      8. Islamic Architecture

         12/20 Dr Sussan Babaie discusses the architectural glories of the Islamic world.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 05 Feb 2014

         
         

         OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      9. Avicenna

         11/20 Dr Tony Street assesses the great philosopher and physician Avicenna.

         FIRST BROADCAST: 03 Feb 2014

         
         

         OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      10. Al-Farabi

          10/20 Professor Peter Adamson discusses the great Muslim philosopher Al-Farabi.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 06 Dec 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      11. Al-Tabari

          9/20 Hugh Kennedy discusses the life and times of the great historian of early Islam Al-Tabari.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 04 Feb 2014

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      12. Al-Kindi

          8/20 Professor James Montgomery discusses the life and work of Arab philosopher Al-Kindi.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 04 Dec 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      13. Al-Khwarizmi

          7/20 Jim Al-Khalili explores the legacy of mathematician and astronomer Al-Khwarizmi.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 03 Dec 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      14. Rabia Balkhi and Mahsati Ganjavi

          6/20 Narguess Farzad of SOAS discusses Persian poetesses Rabia Balkhi and Mahsati Ganjavi.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 02 Dec 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      15. Harun al-Rashid

          5/20 Julia Bray explores the figure of Harun al-Rashi from the Thousand and One Night tales.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 29 Nov 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      16. Paper

          4/20 Jonathan Bloom explains how Islamic scholars and thinkers became early adopters of paper.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 28 Nov 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      17. Imam Bukhari

          3/20 Baroness Sayeeda Warsi gives her personal take on Persian scholar Imam Bukhari.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 27 Nov 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      18. Ali b.Abi Talib and the Origins of Shi'ism

          2/20 Professor Robert Gleave discusses Ali b.Abi Talib and the origins of Shia Islam.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 26 Nov 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

      19. The Establishment of the Islamic State

          1/20 Professor Hugh Kennedy explains how the Islamic state was established.

          FIRST BROADCAST: 25 Nov 2013

          
          

          OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN

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IMAGES NOT MINE. - VB