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archivesofthesea
Dec 1, 202210 min read
Seagoing ships, tunas, and tassels in the Aegean Sea of the 3rd millennium BCE
As the 19th century was coming to a close, Christos Tsountas, a charismatic and dynamic curator of antiquities in Athens, excavated the...
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archivesofthesea
Oct 29, 20227 min read
Dogs, Boats, Shells, and Goats: Musings on the Decorations of the Musandam battil
Many years ago, as an archaeology student in the early 1990s, I had the amazing luck and privilege of participating in a project entitled...
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archivesofthesea
Jul 29, 202210 min read
Pinna Goldilocks and the philosopher’s stone
In the past, when people snorkeled in the Mediterranean, in its shallow protected coves, chances were that they would see colonies of...
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archivesofthesea
Jun 22, 202211 min read
The pearls of others
here was much rejoicing last November in Atlanta, the great city of the new American South. The Atlanta Braves won the Super Bowl!!...
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archivesofthesea
Apr 29, 20229 min read
Octopus the magnificent and its Aegean Bronze Age connections
This post was born out of awe at a piece of kirie art, by Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda. Fukuda created a magnificent paper-cut octopus...
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