The British Museum just opened yesterday a new exhibit called Hadrian: Empire and Conflict. I wish I was in England to see it. Here is a description from the site:This special exhibition explores the life, love and legacy of Rome’s most enigmatic ... Sigue leyendo

[Continued from yesterday. P.G.] And then up and home, and there dressed myself, and by appointment to Deptford, to Sir G. Carteret's, between six and seven o'clock, where I found him and my Lady almost ready, and by and by went over to the ferry,... Sigue leyendo

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Nauka w Polsce The titles of functions performed in the state, facts of everyday life, descriptions of ceremonies - this is the type of information that can be found on the stones used by ancient Egyptians to decorate their tombs and estates. Such... Sigue leyendo

The latest CARNIVALESQUE is up and running. Great job by Meg at XOOM. Ancient and early Medieval focus this time. Sigue leyendo

Elkiss, Terry H.Waltham, MA: Crossroads PressLeft: Map of the kingdom of Great Zimbabwe, circa 1400An outgrowth of dissertation work by the author, The Quest for an African Eldorado examines the development of the first Portuguese settlement in w... Sigue leyendo

A friend of mine forwarded the following to me via email. This has apparently been around the email block a few times and there is a story behind it…..Educators can certainly understand why this would be a “dream message” to place on the school a... Sigue leyendo

The folks at News and Views: The History of Science in America (a blog of the Forum for the history of science in America) have introduced a series of posts asking What's American about the History of Science in America. The first few essays ought... Sigue leyendo

Histoire 2.0 sur FriendFeed est un espace dédié à l'enseignement de l'histoire avec les médias et les nouvelles technologies. Vous voulez faire part d'une expérience, renvoyer à un site que vous trouvez intéressant, poser une question, sign... Sigue leyendo

Army Begins Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury Chain Teaching PTSD, mTBI Chain Teaching Home by Jerry Harben, MEDCOM Public Affairs For immediate release, July 18, 2007. Every Soldier should gain an understanding of Post Trauma... Sigue leyendo

I am a big fan of all of the ed tech visionaries out there. My Bloglines account includes the likes of Will Richardson, David Warlick, Chris Lehmann, Vicki Davis, and about 50 others. Plus, in the last few months I have grown fond of Twitter (othe... Sigue leyendo

Here's a list of 38 swimming holes in Maine (via kottke).FRENCHMANS HOLE [FREN]: PLEASE TREAT THIS AREA GENTLY The landowners here have graciously allowed the public to access this swimming hole for a few generations. Recent abuses of this place h... Sigue leyendo

So I ended up writing a bunch of new posts, spurred on by the encouragement from Pouya, and ended up just 'saving' them and letting them rot. Some were on current events, some weren't; some were diatribes, others were odes. The two posts that I ho... Sigue leyendo

Before I begin with the actual contents of this post, I desire to make some points.The Trend of Centenary Celebrations: What is Missing?In India, 2007 and 2008 are becoming years of commemoration. I believe that this trend will continue now becaus... Sigue leyendo

Chers amis, Depuis quelques jours, vous avez sans doute remarqué plusieurs défauts d'affichage sur ce blog, ils sont simplement dûs au passage à la version 2 de la plate-forme Over-Blog qui m'héberge. Mon ami webmaster et moi-même sommes en... Sigue leyendo