BHR-29
Brit-Am Historical Reports
25 January 2010 10 Shevet 5770
Contents:
1. Origin of Northern Israel Mycenaean pottery in the Argolid (Peloponnese) [southeast Greece]
2. Atlantis Equated with Tartessos of Spain?
3. Archaeology: Brit-Am Version Explorator 12.40
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1. Origin of Northern Israel Mycenaean pottery in the Argolid (Peloponnese) [southeast Greece]
Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume 37, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 409-416
A provenance study of Mycenaean pottery from Northern Israel
Sharon Zuckerman
Abstract
The occurrence of imported Mycenaean pottery in the Late Bronze Age southern Levant is one of the most conspicuous aspects of Eastern Mediterranean trade connections during this period. A group of 183 Mycenaean pottery vessels from 14 sites in northern Israel, from both coastal and inland settlement contexts were analyzed by Neutron Activation Analysis. The results indicate that the vast majority of these vessels have a similar profile and can be provenanced to the north-eastern Peloponnese [Southern Greece] or more specifically, to the Mycenae/Berbati workshop in the Argolid [south-east Greece]. Possible interpretations of these results are presented and discussed against the historical and cultural background of the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean.
2. Atlantis Equated with Tartessos of Spain?
Lost city of Atlantis 'could be buried in southern Spain'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7019522/Lost-city-of-Atlantis-could-be-buried-in-southern-Spain.html
Archaeologists have begun the search for an ancient civilization in southern Spain that some believe could help pinpoint the legendary lost city of Atlantis.
By Fiona Govan in Madrid
Extracts:
A team of researchers from Spain's Higher Council for Scientific Study (CSIC) are examining a marshy area of Andalusian parkland to find evidence of a 3,000-year-old settlement.
They believe that Tartessos, a wealthy civilization in southern Iberia that predates the Phoenicians, may have had its capital in the heart of what is now the Donana national park.
Until now historians had dismissed the region as a possible site believing that it had been submerged since the ice age. But it is claimed new evidence suggests the waters may have receded in time for the Tartessians to build an urban centre, which was later destroyed in a tsunami.
The Hinojos marshes, an area close to the mouth of the Guadalquiver river where it meets the Atlantic, have now been pinpointed as the site most likely to provide evidence of a lost city.
Archaeological findings have already proved the existence of Tartessian culture at sites on the opposite bank of the river.
"If they existed on the other side, they must also have been here (in Donana)," Sebastian Celestino, the archaeologist leading the project told the newspaper El Pais.
"There were earthquakes and one of them caused a tsunami that razed everything and which coincided with the era in which Tartessian power was at its height."
Aerial photos show the existence of large circular and rectangular forms that could not have been produced by nature.
The images, together with literary accounts by ancient Greek geographers have given weight to the theory that a great Tartessian city once existed within the park.
The Tartessian civilization, which developed in southern Spain between the 11th and 7th centuries BC and became rich trading gold and silver from local mines, has long been linked by mythologists to the Atlantis legend.
3. Archaeology: Brit-Am Version of Explorator 12.40
From: david meadows <rogueclassicist@gmail.com>
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explorator 12.40 January 24, 2010
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EARLY HUMANS
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... and again, humans are being blamed for the demise of
megafauna in Australia:
http://www.physorg.com/news183304541.html
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Feature on Leen Ritmeyer and Temple Mount:
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32107
http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=32107
A method to date the DSS:
http://english.sina.com/technology/p/2010/0120/301091.html
http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article884685.ece
... and a nice feature on some of the folks working to preserve the
DSS:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=1144442
... and a critique of university purchases of the DSS fragments:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/22/qt
Smithsonian magazine has a feature on the Sphinx:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/81147952.html
More on that 'most ancient' Hebrew inscription:
http://newmedia-eng.haifa.ac.il/?p=2043
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/januaryweb-only/13-11.0.html
More on plans to see if there are genetic links between the
Pashtun and Israel's 'lost tribes':
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/israel-lost-tribes-pashtun
More on medicinal makeup:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/science/19egypt.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=cleopatras-eyeliner-peeper-health-k-10-01-22
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100111112845.htm
More on Jordan wanting the DSS:
http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/41126/jordan-wants-the-dead-sea-scrolls/
Dr Leen Ritmeyer's Blog:
http://blog.ritmeyer.com/
Paleojudaica:
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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They're searching for Tartessos (with the usual Atlantis spin):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7019522/Lost-city-of-Atlantis-could-be-buried-in-southern-Spain.html
Confirmation that pine resin was used to seal amphorae:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-01/f-sf-cau012010.php
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/chemical-analyses-uncover-secrets-ancient-amphora.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28Science+Blog%29
http://www.physorg.com/news183200556.html
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1811452/uncovering_ancient_amphoras_secrets/index.html?source=r_science
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-35373.html
Visit our blog:
http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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On the DNA front, most european males appear to be descended
from Near Eastern agricultural folks ... maybe:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8467623.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/19/british-men-ancient-farmers
http://www.physorg.com/news183129440.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119133508.htm
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-34102.html
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/20/worldupdates/2010-01-20T073901Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-455286-1&sec=Worldupdates
cf:
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000285
Efforts to 'restore' the Scots language aren't going so well:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6988827.ece
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NORTH AMERICA
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Review of a few books of American historical interest:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/nyregion/17book.html
More on evidence of climate change in the Southwest:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100120161243.htm
http://www.physorg.com/news183226480.html
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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The debt modern Europe owes to the Dark Ages for its economy:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122734153
The 'real' story of Newton and the apple is now online:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8461591.stm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_newton_s_apple
cf: http://www.royalsociety.org/turning-the-pages
Can't remember if we mentioned this ancient lentil seed sprouting:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=ancient-seed-came-into-leaf-2009-12-16
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CRIME BEAT
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Oh the irony ... A ring purportedly belonging to Alexander the
Great was among items stolen from an exhibition devoted to antiquities theft
in Israel:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60K4YC20100121
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/179002
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=1144104
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/12022/2/
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/World/Story/A1Story20100121-193562.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE60K46P20100121
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7045926/Antiquities-Theft-in-Israel-exhibition-robbed.html
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147940586&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
... not surprisingly, there was a call for more protection against
such things:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/179108
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EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS, AND MUSEUM-RELATED
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1001 Inventions:
http://www.1001inventions.com/exhibition
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jan/24/science-museum-1001-inventions-islam
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/7045228/Elephant-Clock-is-centrepiece-of-Science-Museums-Islamic-exhibition.html
DSS (Milwaukee):
http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/82426197.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/82460287.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/82169782.html
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/81755572.html
http://www.jsonline.com/general/37714089.html?bcpid=8725036001&bctid=53979316001
Stirlingshire hoard:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8469787.stm
Art of Forgery (London):
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100123-248982/The-art-of-forgery-goes-on-show-in-London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/reviews/fakes-and-forgeries-go-on-display-at-the-vampa-museum-1872710.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583730,00.html
History of the World in 100 Objects (really a documentary series):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/jan/24/history-world-in-100-objects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005td45
http://www.nma.co.uk/news/bbc-launches-online-museum/3008866.article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8463149.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8464388.stm
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