[MR] random archaeology stuff (Fwd: [Explorator] Digest Number 613)

[snspies at aol.com]

On the Halloween front, Archaeology Magazine had an excellent
eature on the archaeological side thereof:
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/halloween/
... and the 10 scariest monsters from Celtic myth:
http://www.irishcentral.com/r?19=961&43=460322&44=67305337&32=7184&7=474312&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishcentral.com%2Froots%2FThe-scariest-monsters-and-demons-from-Celtic-myth-67305337.html
... and the standard misinformation about Halloween origins:
http://www.retrieverweekly.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=4959&format=html
ttp://media.www.unews.com/media/storage/paper274/news/2009/10/26/News/Ancient.History.Still.Haunts.Us-3813228.shtml
A tiny Caravaggio self portrait turns up in his portrait of
acchus:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/6468623/Tiny-Caravaggio-self-portrait-revealed-by-technology.html
Feature on the Waldseemuller Map:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8328878.stm
Related review of Toby Lester, *The Fourth Part of the World*:
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/11/01/the_saga_of_the_16th_century_map_that_gave_america_its_name/
Feature on Avicenna's medical knowledge:
http://www.physorg.com/news176100207.html
Tippling through the ages:
http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/56124/




Nancy / Ingvild