Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Ancient Greek Lamps: The Genius of the Central Tube
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Athens, 5th century BC ( Getty Museum ) A distinctive feature of ancient Greek pottery lamps is the conical tube that began appearing in the...
Monday, 17 August 2020
Reply to Twitter feedback
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Ben Westwood, Finds Liaison Officer for Durham, Darlington & Teesside, has responded on Twitter to my earlier post about the silver s...
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Thursday, 13 August 2020
PAS: Truth be damned, let's just be topical!
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On Friday (7 August) Peter Reavill, a Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) for the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), posted a long article which ...
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Thursday, 14 May 2020
Reinventing the wheel (or hook)
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Back in November 2019, I noticed a somewhat awkward description of a Roman object on the PAS database ( SOM-EFC2F3 ). Although the object ...
Friday, 3 April 2020
Leather books from Turkey: more thoughts
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Further to my earlier post on the phenomenon of a constant stream of 'Golden Brownies' (GBs) emerging in Turkey, I note that yet ...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Lesson from Croatia
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Seismic Map Zagreb is located in a zone of high seismic activity and a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck a wide area around the city ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
An enduring tradition
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I noted a truly amazing supply of bronze lamps offered by Artemission, a dealer based in London, over five years ago. Far from bein...
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