Bookmarks for 31st of August through to 11th of November
These are my links for 31st of August through 11th of November:
- kperch: An absence of malice
The editor of the Leicester Mercury explains some of the difficulties in having a sincere but sceptical investigation of some local businesses. - Universities are not there to spoon-feed | AC Grayling | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Mandelson seems to have confused quantity with quality in higher education. - Drinks Company + PR Firm + Enthusiastic Undergraduate = Massive Hangover for Universities
Dr Petra Boynton is always fantastic, but with this post she’s particularly fantastic. There’s a lot more to worry about with a bad formula press release than the nonsensical maths. - One of the best things to happen in human history
Steve Muhlberger records the anniversary of one of the most optimistic periods of history. - Tutorials this term
Erin considers the importance of formative assessment, and struggles with being too darn popular. - Witchcraft in Ancient Greece
Gary Corby’s intrduction to the presence of withcraft in the ancient world - Ancient Torc Necklace Has Been Unearthed
Pic App has a series of photos of the ancient necklace. Is it really a stunning find or just all torc? Sadly I won’t have time to blog on this. - Building a Religion: The Rock Art Evidence
More on rock art in the SW. I really need to read some better stuff on Greek art and see if there’s some useful cross-over in approaches. - Opensourcing Photography: The Frankencamera DSLR | Heritage Key
An open source camera might open a space for meaningfully comparing different photos for archaeology — and any other image-based disciplines. - Speaking of Arizona
Gambler’s House has more news on the criminal investigations in the American Southwest, this time in Arizona.
Wow, thanks for the shout out, not least because all the other links you’ve listed are so very cool.