Roman sites not looted in Libya - Times LIVE

Roman sites not looted in Libya - Times LIVE

Child’s Bones Are Earliest Human Remains Found in Arctic Region

Child’s Bones Are Earliest Human Remains Found in Arctic Region - NYTimes.com

New Face for 5,300-year-old Otzi the Iceman

New Face for 5,300-year-old Otzi the Iceman | Heritage Key

Scientist at Work: Maya Kings and Their Ancestors

Maya Kings and Their Ancestors - NYTimes.com

Giant archaeological trove found in Google Earth

One Per Cent: Giant archaeological trove found in Google Earth

Protesters Target Egypt's Antiquities Chief - NYTimes.com

Protesters Target Egypt's Antiquities Chief - NYTimes.com

Egypt's Missing Treasures Shown in National Geographic Photos

Egypt's Missing Treasures Shown in National Geographic Photos - NatGeo News Watch

Fossil find puts 'Lucy' story on firm footing

BBC News - Fossil find puts 'Lucy' story on firm footing

Nantucket Whaler Lost in Pacific Tells Its Tale at Last

Nantucket Whaler Lost in Pacific Tells Its Tale at Last - NYTimes.com

AIA TALK: Art of Gandhara, Buddhist Imagery,--16 February

Dr. Kurt Behrendt has his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining the curatorial staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he taught at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He has written numerous articles on Buddhist art in India and Tibet and on the practice of pilgrimage, including studies of relics and narrative art. He has also three books on the art, archaeology, and religious practices of Gandhara in northern India. 

"Art of Gandhara:  Indo-Mediterranean Trade and New Buddhist Imagery," 7:30 PM Wednesday, 16 February 2011, Wilson Hall Theatre

"India and Tibet:  Cultural Interactions and the Spread of Buddhism," 12:45 PM Thursday, February 17 2011, Wilson Hall 168


All events free and open to the public.  Please bring a friend!

Report From Egypt: Checking Out the Tombs at Saqqara - National Geographic Magazine

NGM Blog Central - Report From Egypt: Checking Out the Tombs at Saqqara - National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com

New Pictures Show "Uncontacted" Tribe "Well and Strong"

New Pictures Show "Uncontacted" Tribe "Well and Strong"

Northern hunters slowed down advance of Neolithic farmers

Northern hunters slowed down advance of Neolithic farmers from EurekAlert!

Public Lecture on "The Berlin Wall and Peenemünde: Traces of the Modern Heritage of 20th Century Germany"

On Tuesday, February 8, Uta Mense, a Ph.D. student at the Technical University of Cottbus in Germany, will give a talk entitled: "The Berlin Wall and Peenemünde: Traces of the Modern Heritage of 20th Century Germany"

The talk will be at 7:30pm in Roberts Hall 419.

Uta Mense, born 1970 in Germany, worked as an architect in the Netherlands and
Germany. After completing the postgraduate master program, UNESCO „World Heritage
Studies,“ and working as a project-manager for EU-funded intercultural projects, Uta is currently doing research on Space Race Heritage, focusing on the United States, Russia/Kazakhstan, as well as its origins in Germany.

Please come and bring a friend!