News articles for July 14

It's a very slow day today.

New stories as of 1:46 PM:

New Golden Mask Of Thracian King Found
News.bg
Golden mask and silver rhyton for wine were found today by Bulgarian archaeologis led by prof. Georgi Kitov...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1923342075

Bulgaria's Gold Rush Going Strong With New Thracian King Mask
Novinite
A village in South-Eastern Bulgaria turned out to be harbouring a trove of buried gold treasure dating back to 4000 B.C...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83027

July 13th News

We start the day with a nice slice of summer.

New stories as of 11:55 AM:

Early Slices Of Paradise: Gardens In Ancient Times
International Herald Tribune
FLORENCE: Gardens are as old as civilization and the origins and early development of them are the subject of "The Ancient Garden from Babylon to Rome: Science, Art and Nature." Spanning over 2,500 years, the exhibition - which contains nearly 150 reliefs, statues, mosaics, frescoes, antique gardening tools and models illustrating ingenious hydraulic devices - is at the restored 18th-century Lemon House in the Boboli Garden of the Pitti Palace and continues until Oct. 28...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/arts/conway.php

Ancient Greek Statues Being Prepared For Move To New Museum
News-Leader
Athens, Greece — Many of Greece's most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for an outing...
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/LIFE/707130365/1093
Also posted to:
http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBY0IY224F.html

Kelenderis Mosaic Reveals Secrets Of Ancient Anatolia
Today's Zaman
A mosaic depicting the oldest naval dockyards of ancient Anatolia is attracting attention in the town of Aydıncık in Mersin....
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=116569

Jerusalem Seeks Return Of Ancient Tablet
Washington Post
JERUSALEM -- Jerusalem's mayor has asked the Turkish government to return a 2,700-year-old tablet uncovered in an ancient subterranean passage in the city, sugggesting that it could be a "gesture of goodwill" between allies....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071300439.html
Also posted at:
http://www.localnewsleader.com/elytimes/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=132822
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/13/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Turkey-Ancient-Tablet.php

Pupils Uncover Medieval Track
Oxford Mail
It was only supposed to be a mini-excavation to give children a taste of archaeology - but a dig at Wheatley Park School on Thursday uncovered far more than they had bargained for....
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.1542066.0.pupils_uncover_medieval_track.php
What a unique experience for those students.

Whatever Happened To Sumerian Beer?
Beer Advocate
Anthropologists and archaeologists believe that the first humans ever to make the great leap from a nomadic and tribal into a civilized and sedentary existence were the Sumerians, some eight to ten thousand years ago. The place was Mesopotamia (now the southern portion of present-day Iraq)...
http://beeradvocate.com/news/stories_read/721

Calls For Consultation After Rotherwas Ribbon Protest Arrests
24 Hour Museum
Following a sit-in and subsequent arrests at a council meeting in Herefordshire on July 12 2007, campaigners fighting to preserve an archaeological find dubbed the Rotherwas Ribbon are calling on Herefordshire Council to let the public have a say in its future....
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/3-0&fp=46979d1e674d0f88&ei=JsGXRp7lM4OuoAKw4syBAQ&url=http%3A//www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48998.html&cid=1118028900

Spectacular Exhibition On The Scythians In Berlin
Deutchland Online
The exhibition portrays the history and culture of the feared equestrian people, the Scythians, who lived in the first millennium BC in an area stretching from Southern Siberia to the Carpathian Basin. Around 6000 exhibits, including magnificent gold treasures and an impeccably preserved mummy, will be on show, some for the first time in Europe...
http://www.magazine-deutschland.de/ereignis_meldung.php?id=553

Stone Age Descendents Of Durham City Discovered
bdaily.info
Water works have uncovered the most significant archaeological site of ancient Britons in County Durham dating back 5,000 years. Northumbrian Water are building a new £3.5 million drinking water reservoir on the outskirts with views overlooking Durham City Cathedral and Castle. Before work began extensive archaeology investigations were undertaken...
http://www.bdaily.info/story/view/4768
Shouldn't the headline be 'Ancestors'?

Breasts Key To Hatshepsut's Obesity
Discovery News
July 13, 2007 —When mummy experts piece together what an ancient person looked like in real life, one key to body type that's a dead giveaway is the size of the mummy's breasts....
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/13/obesemummy_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070713090000

July 12 News

Getting an early start today.

New stories as of 8:35 PM:

Warriors May Have Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site
Fox News
Fierce warriors once occupied the famous complex where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, new research suggests.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289143,00.html

Greek Statues Chained, Padded For Move
Ottawa Recorder
ATHENS, Greece - Many of Greece‘s most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for a rare outing...
http://www.newsone.ca/ottawarecorder/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=25194
Also posted to:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics/ci_6359091
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/12/AR2007071201291.html
http://www.lcsun-news.com/apcontent/ci_6359091

New stories as of 9:47 AM:

Medieval Plate Offered For Sale By Christie's Was Illegally Exported From Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
Medieval plates, one of which was previously offered for sale by auction house Christie's, were illegally exported from Bulgaria...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/medieval-plate-offered-for-sale-by-christies-was-illegally-exported-from-bulgaria/id_23773/catid_70

New stories as of 8:30 AM:

Ancient Coins Discovered On Beach
BBC News
Ancient coins have been found on a beach in the Western Isles giving new clues to the far reaching influence of the Roman Empire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6895653.stm

Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site
LiveScience
Fierce warriors once occupied the famous complex where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, new research suggests...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070712_scrolls_site.html

Greek Guards To Shut Ancient Acropolis In July Over Pay Dispute
Monsters And Critics
Athens - Greek archaeology guards will shut down the Acropolis later this month after their demands for higher wages were ignored by the culture ministry, their union said Thursday...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1329166.php/Greek_guards_to_shut_ancient_Acropolis_in_July_over_pay_dispute
Also posted to:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82039.html

14th-Century Goodies May Be Found At Shidben
Halifax Today
AN archaelogical dig at Shibden Park, Halifax, is hoping to unearth treasures dating back to the 14th century...
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local-news?articleid=3023975

Puzzle Man Takes A Crack At Stones Riddle
Salisbury Journal
A PUZZLE expert believes he may have solved one of the greatest mysteries in the history of mankind by coming up with a computer programme showing how Stonehenge was built....
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1537452.mostcommented.puzzle_man_takes_a_crack_at_stones_riddle.php
Also posted to:
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1537452.0.puzzle_man_takes_a_crack_at_stones_riddle.php

15000 Year-Old Drawings Discovered In Egypt
ANH
Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the country's oldest known rock face drawings and etchings. They claim the carvings date back 15,000 years and were discovered in the village of Qurta, around 400 miles south of Cairo...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007887886

Egypt's Oldest Known Rock Face Drawings Date Back 15,000 Years
New Kerala
Washington, July 12 : Archaeologists claim to have discovered Egypt's oldest known rock face drawings and etchings, dating back 15, 000 years ago, in the village of Qurta, some 400 miles south of capital, Cairo...
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=45963
Also Posted to:
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156562.php/Egypts-oldest-known-rock-face-drawings-date-back-15-000-years

July 11th News

Again, the news spans the world more or less. Lots from the UK and Egypt today. The dispute between Italy and the Getty is also something to keep an eye on.

New stories as of 8:45 PM:

Babylon Clay Tablet Confirms Jeremiah
Catholic News
In a find hailed as a breakthrough for biblical archaeology, an Austrian scholar has discovered that a cuneiform clay tablet from the time of Nebuchadnezzar found on the site of biblical Babylon names a government official who is identified in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah...
http://www.cathnews.com/news/707/69.php

New stories as of 3:19 PM:

Fisherman Blamed For Wreck Damage
Times Online
PRAWLE POINT A careless lobster fisherman is being blamed for damaging the site of one Britain’s earliest known shipwrecks...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2062032.ece

New news as of 12:23 PM:

Arcadians Were First Inhabitants of Paphos
The Queens Gazette
Love. Aphrodite. These words conjure the image of Paphos, Cyprus, where Aphrodite, goddess of love, was born from the sea foam. The famed and widely acclaimed Temple of Aphrodite is located there...
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/0711/features/032.html

Italy Issues Ultimatum
Il Velino
Rome, 11 lug (Velino) - Italy has threatened the J. Paul Getty Museum with a complete cultural boycott if it fails to resolve a dispute over the return of allegedly looted antiquities by the end of this month. The ultimatum was issued on Tuesday by Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli during a visti to Fano, a port in the northeastern Adriatic where one of the disputed artworks came to light in 1964...
http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=386330

Italy Issues Getty Ultimatum for Return Of Works
Calendarlive
Italy's culture minister issued an ultimatum to the J. Paul Getty Museum on Tuesday: The Getty has until the end of July to strike a deal over the return of more than 40 ancient artifacts Italy considers looted, or face "a real embargo" that would prevent the Getty from receiving loans of Italian art, and suspend the government's collaboration in Getty research and conservation projects in Italy...
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-gettyitaly11jul11,0,4536219.story?coll=cl-art-features

Italy Threatens Sanctions Against Museum
Washington Post
ROME -- Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001038.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews

DuPont Safety Glass Enables Viewing Of Roman Tombs
Glass On Web
A piece of ancient Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural context, thanks to DuPont(TM) SentryGlas(R)(TM) Expressions(TM) decorative safety glass...
http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/6261/

Egypt's Oldest Known Art Identified, Is 15,000 Years Old
National Geographic News
Rock face drawings and etchings recently rediscovered in southern Egypt are similar in age and style to the iconic Stone Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070711-egypt-artwork.html

Austrian Academic Discovers Name of Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar II's Chief Eunuch
Daily India
London, July 11: An Austrian professor has probably made the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, that too in the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds a collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156372.php/Austrian-academic-discovers-name-of-Babylon-King-Nebuchadnezzar-IIs-chief-eunuch

Uphill Battle To Save Tara
The Irish Post
CLASSED as one of Ireland's most venerated prehistoric treasures, the Hill of Tara has been immortalised in Irish folklore for centuries...
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/story.asp?j=5952&cat=news

London: Tiny Tablet Provides Proof For Old Testament
Virtue Online
The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years. A fragment of cuneiform - Tiny tablet provides proof for Old Testament...
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6318

British Museum Makes Important Breakthrough In Biblical Archaeology
24 Hour Museum
An expert working at the British Museum has confirmed the existence of an important Biblical figure after deciphering a cuneiform inscription on a small Babylonian clay tablet...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48827.html

Ancient Document Confirms Existence Of Biblical Figure
The New York Sun
LONDON — The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years....
http://www.nysun.com/article/58185

Unearthing Henge Of The North-East
The Northern Echo
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what could be the henge of the North-East. Thousands of years before Durham Cathedral took shape, settlers could have worshipped on a nearby hill because experts from Tyne and Wear Museums have found evidence of continuous settlement on the site from 3,000BC to 300BC by stone age, bronze age and iron age man...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1529428.mostviewed.unearthing_henge_of_the_northeast.php

Unearthing History At 'Prehistoric Glastonbury'
The Northern Echo
STONE Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1532353.mostviewed.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php

Bronze Age Serpent Sparks UK Road Row
Perth Now
THE discovery of a 4000-year-old stone monument that has lain forgotten for generations under farmland on the English border with Wales has sparked a major row between residents and the local council...
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22060502-5005361,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22060502-5005962,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22060502-5005961,00.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1180959920070711

Segeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
Lynn News
A TEASING glimpse of life in Anglo-Saxon Sedgeford has been unearthed by archaeologists who believe they have discovered evidence of one of the village's earliest settlements...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3023371

Mysterious Mummy In King Tut's Burial Chamber Identified As Boy Pharaoh's Father
Daily India
Washington, July 11: Egyptologists claim to have uncovered new evidence that indicates that the mysterious mummy discovered a century back in tomb KV 55, less than 100 feet from the King Tutankhamun's hidden burial chamber, is actually the copse of the boy Pharaoh's father, Akhenaten...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156266.php/Mysterious-mummy-in-King-Tuts-burial-chamber-identified-as-boy-pharaohs-father
Also posted at:
http://news.sawf.org/Lifestyle/39812.aspx

Sedgeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
EDP 24
It might seem like the height of decadence, but our ancestors from 1,200 years ago must have dined on oysters nearly every day judging by the amount of shells they left behind...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED10%20Jul%202007%2021%3A12%3A38%3A750

Waqf Temple Mount Excavation Raises Archaeologists' Protests
Haaretz
The Waqf Muslim religious trust is digging a ditch from the northern side of the Temple Mount compound to the Dome of the Rock as a prelude to infrastructure work in the area, generating protests from archaeologists...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/880761.html

Photo Gallery: Who Was King Tut's Father?
National Geographic News
July 10, 2007—After setting off to solve the mystery of Nefertiti—Egypt's best known royal wife—researchers instead found evidence supporting the theory that a mystery mummy may be the powerful pharaoh who some experts believe is the father of the famous King Tut. (Read full news story.)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/photogalleries/tut-pictures/index.html

News Articles for July 10

The UK seems to have most of the news today, at least so far.

New stories as of 12:50 PM:

Greece To Combat Antiquities Smuggling
The Times
ATHENS - Greece plans a raft of fresh measures to combat the multi-million dollar international trade in stolen and fake antiques, Culture Minister Georgos Voulgarakis said...
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=512630

Italy Threatens Sanctions Against Museum
Ledger-Enquirer
ROME --Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month...
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/259/story/80862.html
Also published at:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/577/story/124354.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_6341142

New Software Lights Up Archaeology
BBC News
New software which works out much more realistically how ancient buildings would have looked in their glory by generating accurate plays of light sources has been developed by scientists in England...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6284760.stm

Investigating Castle's History
Hereford Times
THE results of the Local Heritage Lottery Initiative funded Ewyas Harold Castle Project are to be unveiled in a launch of a new booklet and DVD of the survey work...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/mostpopular.var.1533829.mostcommented.investigating_castles_history.php

Unearthing History At "Prehistoric Glastonbury"
The Northern Echo
STONE Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1532353.0.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php

Iron Age Homes Unearthed By Storm
The Advertiser

Researchers have begun excavating the remains of Iron Age houses uncovered by a fierce storm.

The 2000-year-old ruined houses at Baile Sear on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides were exposed when powerful weather swept the island in January 2005...
http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/latest-scottish-news?articleid=3017404

High-Flying Lasers Reveal Forests' Ancient Secrets
Forestry Commission
Laser beams shone down from the sky are revealing archaeological and other treasures hidden in Britain's forests - by "seeing through" the trees...
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/NewsRele.nsf/AllByUNID/5C27D8063ED7FD8A802572020047C857

Thieves Damage Roman Villa Site
BBC News
Archaeologists excavating the site of a Roman villa say artefacts have been stolen and damage caused by thieves using metal detectors...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6289762.stm

Unique Cobra, Dragon Figurines Found In Bulgaria's Perperikon
Novinite.com
Bulgarian archaeologists have found two unique ceramic figurines of a cobra and dragon heads as they continue excavation at the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, near Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82841

New Rare And Unique Finds Found In Perperikon
News.bg
Two ceramic animal heads with enormous importance were found in the latest excavations in Perperikon, reported the archaeologist professor Nikolai Ovcharov...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1963793751

How Newport Medieval Ship Was Made
NewsWales
The Newport Medieval Ship, discovered in the banks of the River Usk in 2002 during construction of the Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, will be on show to visitors on Saturday (July 14)...
http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Culture&F=1&id=11901

Archaeologists Find Precious Artifacts At Thracian Tombs In Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
An archaeological expedition, led by prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov, discovered various gold and silver artifacts in a Thracian funeral mound near the town of Sliven...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archeologists-find-precious-artifacts-at-thracian-tombs-in-bulgaria/id_23709/catid_70

July 9th News

New stories as of 8:08 PM:

Book Review: Athletics In The Ancient World
The Sport Journal
In Athletics in the Ancient World, author Zahra Newby portrays athletics as integral to ancient culture, primarily ancient Greek culture. She describes how athletics influenced facets of ancient social life, including education and warfare. The book is divided into 16 short chapters that present issues ranging from the rise of professionalism in athletics to the role of women in ancient sport...
http://www.thesportjournal.org/2007Journal/Vol10-No3/bookreview03.asp

Greece Closes Net On Antiquities Smuggling
CBC.ca
The Greek government has announced new measures to combat the international trade in stolen and fake antiques...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/07/09/greece-antiquities-smuggling.html

New stories since Saturday:

New Season of Excavations to Begin at Zeugma
The New Anatolian
This year's excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma will begin next week in which 25 experts will participate...
http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-27585.html

DuPont Safety Glass Enables Viewing of Roman Tombs
PR Newswire
VICENZA, Italy, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A piece of ancient
Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural
context, thanks to DuPont(TM) SentryGlas(R)(TM) Expressions(TM) decorative
safety glass.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-09-2007/0004621807&EDATE=
Also posted at:
http://www.sys-con.com/read/399265.htm

A New Museum Confronts An Old Mystery At Masada
Haaretz.com
The exhibit at the end of the tour of the new museum at Masada consists of 11 tiny sherds bearing intriguing names...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/879660.html

Greece Plans Crackdown On Antiques Trafficking
Khaleej Times
ATHENS - Greece plans a raft of fresh measures to combat the multi-million dollar international trade in stolen and fake antiques, Culture Minister Georgos Voulgarakis said on Monday...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July231.xml§ion=theworld&col=

High Heels And Gum Erode A Piece Of Greece's Heritage
The New York Times
ATHENS, July 7 — Nestled at the foot of the Acropolis, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus has weathered wars, earthquakes and acid rain. But today, still in nightly use more than 2,000 years since its creation, the country’s most revered ancient theater is under fresh assault...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/world/europe/08greece.html?em&ex=1184040000&en=60b0f0b260db01f1&ei=5087%0A

Heritage Inspectors Visit Feature
BBC News
English Heritage inspectors have been visiting a 4,000-year-old feature in Herefordshire to see if it should be preserved as an ancient monument...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6285224.stm

Bulgarian Archaeologists To Dig Thracian Tombs From Roman Era
Novinite.com
The excavations expedition of Bulgaria's most famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov will be researching Thracian burials from the Roman era during this years' summer dig season, Darik News reported...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82794

Famous Thracian Treasure Returns To Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
A renowned exhibition of Thracian treasures is returning to Bulgaria and will be on display in the National Museum of History (NMH) from July 11 2007, NMH director Bozhidar Dimitrov said...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/famous-thracian-treasure-returns-to-bulgaria/id_23683/catid_70

Book Review: July 8

Early Medieval Art by Lawrence Nees
Published by Oxford University Press in 2002
Part of the Oxford History Of Art series.

Easily understandable, with lots of photos of the art. Early Medieval Art is a well laid out book. It follows the evolution of European and Mediterranean art from the Late Roman period through the end of the first millennium. In the back of the book there is a section of titles for further reading divided by chapter, which is nice, as well as a time-line of events.

The book itself is not large and bulky but about the size of a trade paperback, and not too heavy. Nice when it's a textbook you've got to carry. That is another recommendation in my opinion. This was a textbook for two different Medieval themed courses at University.

The only down-side to the book is the glossy pages. They make it harder to read or make notes on in some lights. On the other hand, with the number of colour plates on most pages, the glossy finish is an asset with those. Can't have it both ways I guess.

ISBN: 0-19-284243-9