archaeologiest &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://en.wordpress.com/tag/archaeologiest/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "archaeologiest" Fri, 24 May 2013 22:53:43 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[Happy Birthday Howard Carter: English archaeologist and Egyptologist ]]> http://ouartsmatters.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/213/ Wed, 09 May 2012 09:50:58 +0000 ouartsfaculty http://ouartsmatters.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/213/ Howard Carter, famous as the discoverer of KV62 the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt in 1922.  His death at 65 is the most common piece of evidence put forward by skeptics to refute the idea of a curse plaguing the party that violated Tutankhamun’s tomb.

OpenLearn has footage of the Timewatch team creating a visual representation of the ancient city of Amarna and other podcasts on The Pharaoh’s Lost City.

We also have a podcast on YouTube entitled How beautiful was Cleopatra, she was known to seduce the two most powerful men of her day, but coins depict her looking more like a man, famed for her intelligence, wit and charm, she used her femininity in order to protect Egypt.

]]> <![CDATA[The Weeklies ~ Week 23]]> http://dozenroses13.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/the-weeklies-week-23/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:43:57 +0000 dozenroses13 http://dozenroses13.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/the-weeklies-week-23/ The Weekly Re-cap: You saw my Boston Self Portrait and Breakfast In Bed With Bella.  I told you about Holy Cow: The Best Ice Cream In The World and My Yummy Salad.  Bella’s friend Tequila came for a visit and I’ve had a couple sad days :(

The Weekly Read: I’m really starting to miss reading… though a bought a couple more books at tag sales today to add to the pile I’d like to read….

The Weekly Music: Cryin’ Like A Bitch!! – Godsmack (off their new album The Oracle)

The Weekly Downer: Being given the cold shoulder by someone I care about.  :(

YUM!!

The Weekly Food: Refer to my Yummy Salad Blog

The Weekly Amazing Fact: Honey is the only food that does not spoil.  Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologist and found edible.

The Weekly Birthdays: Brooke Bergin, Kate Birchenough, Jodi Hilbrandt Vosburgh, Mary Millus, Tara Kenny, Robert Ruggiero, Stacey Zakrzewski, Melanie Beale, Hildegard Pleva, Aimee Crump Coates, Andrew Pleva, Chris Stoppenbach, and Ivona Popowczak.  Happy Birthday to you all!  I hope you all had a wonderful celebration on your big day!  Tell me what you did to celebrate your birthday in the comments:)

Triple Crochet Stitched....

The Weekly Craft: I crocheted another scarf!

The Weekly Activity: Eating Village Pizza and walking Bella and her friend Tequila.  We also went to Boston for a few hours….  Oh, and I almost forgot – yesterday we hung Michael and Angela’s photo gallery up at Barista’s Espresso Cafe in the Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston, NY.  I’m sure I’ll mention more details about it in the future.

The Weekly new people I’ve found on Twitter: I’ve barely spent any time on Twitter this week.  Who do you think I should follow??

The Weekly Charity I’m Pimping: ME! No seriously…  This Sunday June 6th 11AM-2PM (rain or shine) is The Stroll for Epilepsy – Dutchess to Ulster County at the Walkway Over the Hudson.  My Friend Marcus Molinaro and his wife Christy will be walking for their daughter Abigail Faith.  Please show your support.

Weekly Grand Totals: Number of times I’ve eaten at Village Pizza III this week: 2  (Hopefully we’ll get a chance to talk about that more next week!!)

The Weekly Hypothetical: If someone relied on you to do the same job for 2+ years and then with no explanation had someone do that job instead and gave you the cold shoulder – would you feel hurt?

The Weekly Not-So-Hypothetical: Why the hell don’t people return phone calls??  (In the business sense, not personal calls)

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