Archaeology news: Holiday edition

[jeweledeyes]

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has been having a great holiday season, and a happy Solstice/Hanukkah/Christmas/Saturnalia/whatever you celebrate! There have not been a lot of archaeo-related headlines recently, hence my lack of posts, but here are a few articles and other fun stuff.

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First of all, we have to start off with some bad news from the Egyptological community: the Institute d'Egypte, built by Napoleon, has been destroyed. :-(

Thousands of rare documents burned in Egypt clash
http://egyptology.blogspot.com/2011/12/burning-of-geographical-institute.html

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In other news...

Ancient dry spells offer clues about the future of drought
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/nsfc-ads120511.php

Found Coins May Unveil a Lost Viking
http://news.discovery.com/history/silver-viking-king-111215.html

Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/eu-spt122011.php

CSIC analyzes gold composition of pre-Columbian treasure
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/ccsd-cag121211.php

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Also, an author of historical fiction that I follow has been having posts with holiday traditions and recipes from various different cultures and time periods! If you are interested in historical food, you may enjoy these posts!

Dining With A Castillian Knight: Recipes from 15th Century Spain
http://www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/09/dining-with-a-castillian-knight-recipes-from-15th-century-spain/

Winter Solstice Feast at the Boyne, 2200 BCE, the great Boyne passage mounds
http://www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/13/winter-solstice-feast-at-the-boyne-2200-bce/

Io Saturnalia! A Holiday Party Tray, Ancient Roman Style
http://www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/16/io-saturnalia-a-holiday-party-tray-ancient-roman-style/

Celebrating With Spirits: Ritual Wines and Ales of the Dark Ages
http://www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/20/celebrating-with-spirits-ritual-wines-and-ales-of-the-dark-ages-tastytuesday/

Christmas Recipes from Tudor and Stuart England
http://www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/23/christmas-recipes-from-tudor-and-stuart-england/

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Finally, Archaeology magazine has revealed their top 10 discoveries of 2011:
http://www.archaeology.org/1201/features/australopithecus_arab_spring_pompeii_altamira.html

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Unless something super-exciting happens I will probably not post again before January, so I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

Comments

[archersangel]

Thousands of rare documents burned in Egypt clash
that sucks.