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Discovery Dates Seafaring 100,000-Plus Years Ago – NYTimes.com

Discovery Dates Seafaring 100,000-Plus Years Ago – NYTimes.com.


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A history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook. – By Vaughan Bell – Slate Magazine

I posted this one over anthrotechnologist.com – but it is so good, I wanted to share it here also:
A respected Swiss scientist, Conrad Gessner, might have been the first to raise the alarm about the effects of information overload. In a landmark book, he described how the modern world overwhelmed people with data and that [...]


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Columbus Day Letter to the Editors: It isn't Craig's fault

Today is Columbus Day. I’m a big fan of the guy and have always liked to celebrate the holiday for that reason, as well as the defacto Italian celebration that has linked up to it. I also like to celebrate Leif Erikson Day, which is October 9 – earlier than Columbus, since he got to [...]


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Iraq arrests 3 on antiquities charges – washingtonpost.com

Iraq arrests 3 on antiquities charges – washingtonpost.com.
link leads to an ap article by Mazin Yahya. as usual in pieces about antiquities, the article fails to put the size of the black market trade in stolen art and looted antiquities into perspective. only the illegal trades in drugs and arms are larger.
the arrest and the [...]


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Archaeologists find graveyard of sunken Roman ships – Yahoo! News

Archaeologists find graveyard of sunken Roman ships – Yahoo! News.


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Company Says It’s Found 1744 Wreck of Famed British Warship – NYTimes.com

New York Times article on the OMEX discovery of HMS Victory:
Company Says It’s Found 1744 Wreck of Famed British Warship – NYTimes.com.
I blogged a strong opinion piece on the media coverage of treasure hunting and shipwreck salvage companies yesterday over at LostRemote and received a barrage of negative comments and flames in my e-mail.
I stick [...]


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Against the Business of Treasure Hunting – The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com

Against the Business of Treasure Hunting – The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com.


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Wreck of renowned British warship found in Channel – Yahoo! News

The AP, Discovery, and a slew of other media outlets are encouraging the world to go savage shipwrecks for booty. The “$hipwreck” headline at the New York Post this morning takes the cake.
Deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: A legendary British man-of-war [...]


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Charlie Beeker finds Captain' Kidd shipwreck

Charlie was the instructor at IU who taught my open water diver class. I’ve dived with him a few times in the Keys, he’s a great guy and this is a great find.
Captain Kidd Ship Found | LiveScience


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washpost frontpage on odyessey's quandry

somewhat sensational, but not completely unbalanced. still, it is the usual tone of ‘whoo hoo buried treasure.’ while jim delgado from INA is quoted in the piece, they didn’t really get into the treasure hunting vs. archaeology issue.
Will Finders Be Keepers of Salvaged Treasure? – washingtonpost.com
funny, they aren’t so kind to poachers. essentially the same [...]


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