Tag: archaeology

Winter Solstice

Dude, I was there. Well, a friend told me solstice was technically just before 10 Pacific time last night, and this is one letter off, but you should celebrate solstice for a full 24 hours, like a holiday, right? Washington State actually has a Stonehenge at Maryhill near the Columbia Gorge. The Sam Hill built it […]

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Egypt Update

Zahi Hawass has been sending out press releases regularly this week. He claims that the state of Egyptian antiquities and archaeological sites is better than some in the international media are reporting. He has posted some interesting photos on his website, http://www.drhawass.com/. The state of the government in Egypt is certainly in a more precarious […]

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Lego Antikythera

This is just too cool not to reblog. In 1901, the world’s first known analog computer was recovered from a Greek shipwreck. It wasn’t until 2006 that scientists realized what it actually was. I remember the shock waves that epiphany created.

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