By Andrea M. Gáldy – Archbishop Antonio AgustÃn y Albanel (1517-1586) died on 31 May 1586 at Tarragona, a city of notable traditions both as the Roman capital of Hispania Citerior, then Hispania Tarraconensis and as the seat of one of the oldest archdioceses in Spain, established even before […]
Tag: archaeology
Alexander the Great’s Dream of the Nemeses at Smyrna
By Patrick Hunt – “Alexander was hunting on Mount Pagos, and that after the hunt was over he came to a sanctuary of the Nemeses, and found there a spring and a plane-tree in front of the sanctuary, growing over the water. While he slept under the plane-tree it is […]
Turin’s Egyptian Museum
By Patrick Hunt – Every year for the past five years, after fieldwork in the Alps I come down to Torino (Turin) in August. Following Hannibal’s route, I come not to conquer the Taurini like Hannibal but instead to be conquered by Torino, so famous for its slow food – […]
Göbekli Tepe’s Oldest Temple in the World – an Archaeological Stone Age Site in Anatolia
By Ömer Bülent Sever Göbekli Tepe (“Stomach Hill“ in Turkish) is a unique archaeological site, a Stone Age sanctuary beneath massive sediments on a hill at about 750 meters (2460 ft.) above sea level and about 15  kilometers (9.5  miles) northeast of the city of Åžanliurfa (Urfa / Edessa) in […]
Soft countries make soft men: Q&A with Mike Newell, director of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
By James Geary Mike Newell, acclaimed director of hits including Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire and Four Weddings and A Funeral, spoke to James Geary about the making of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and about his lifelong fascination with archeology. Electrum: What kind of research […]