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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON THE PHAISTOS DISK |
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31 October – 1 November 2008
At the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly
Organised and sponsored by
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology
CALL FOR PAPERS pdf link (opens in new window)
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The Phaistos Disk |
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Minerva Editorial:
The Present Past |
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So what does this present past tell us? Above all, perhaps, that the planet can be as uncompromising as the people who populate it. Yes, the world has seen it all before; but the fundamental difference in the modern era is that natural disasters, disease, and climatic change are being exacerbated by humanity.
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Mass Roman grave in Gloucester |
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Temple of the Pontic Mother
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Recent construction work in the tourist resort of Balchik (ancient Dionysopolis) in Black Sea coastal Bulgaria unearthed the exciting discovery of a Greek temple. This is currently being excavated by a team from Varna Archaeological Museum under the direction of Dr Igor Lazarenko, and this programme of investigation has yielded an impressive monument and associated finds.
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The Altar areas of the Temple of the Pontiac Mother of Gods at Balchik |
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Regress and Progress
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Jacquetta Hawkes famously wrote that ‘Every generation gets the Stonehenge it deserves.’ The present fiasco over the World Heritage Site proves the truth of her comment. In September 1998, Chris Smith, then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, announced his intention to resolve the major problems that led Stonehenge to be described by the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons as a ‘national disgrace’ .
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Professors Geoffrey Wainwright (left) and Tim Darvill (right) commencing their momentous excavation at Stonehenge |
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The following articles appear
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Volume 19 no.4 the
JUL/AUG 2008 issue of MINERVA
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| The Phaistos Disk: A 100-Year-Old Hoax? / Jerome M. Eisenberg |
|  | | In Search of Hadrian: A New British Museum Exhibition / Sam Moorhead |
| | | From Cave to Church: The Origins of Early Wales / Mark Redknap |
| | | Solving Stonehenge: The Key to an Ancient Enigma / Anthony Johnson |
| | | The Roman Algarve: Garum Riviera of Lusitania / Mark Merrony |
| | | Sublime Silin: A Luxury Roman Villa on the Libyan Coastline / Roger Wilson |
| | | Gazientep & The City of Mosaics / Patricia Witts |
| | | The Warriors of Allah / Claudine Dauphin |
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Founder, Editor-In-Chief & Publisher
Jerome M. Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Editor
Dr Mark Merrony
Consulting Editor
Peter A. Clayton |
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