Past Perfect: The Ridiculous and the Sublime
Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
Field Notes
Archaeologists Uncover a Bronze Age Village Buried by Vesuvius
Origins: On the Pill
Editors’ Page: The State of the Profession
The Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter
Iphigenia & Isaac
Travelers‘ Notebook
If you’re traveling to Naples during the hot summer months, arrive at the gate to the trail up Vesuvius by 9:00 a.m. when it opens. Unfortunately that is not early enough to miss the hot midday sun. Come prepared with hat, sunscreen and water, no matter what the hour. Once you start up the trail through the gate to the summit you will be able to buy water, but you’ll feel a lot better having it with you before you reach a kiosk.
The Iconography of Power
Uncovering Abusir: The Czech Institute of Egyptology
In 1958 the Czech (or, at that time, Czechoslovak) Institute of Egyptology was established at Charles University, in Prague, to conduct archaeological excavations in Egypt. Between 1960 and 1974, the institute uncovered at Abusir the 5th Dynasty mastaba of vizier Ptahshepses (c. 2450 B.C.), the largest non-royal tomb of Egypt’s Old Kingdom (2920–2134 B.C.).
Crossing into the Afterlife
According to ancient Egyptian belief, the earthly life is a brief prelude to an eternal afterlife in which the deceased can hope to continue enjoying the best that is available in this world.
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