Egypt
- Fate Of Ancient Egyptian Library A Mystery
The Bismarck Tribune (Carol M. Russell) No one can find Alexander the Great. He was buried in Alexandria after his body was brought back from Babylon where he died in 323 BC at age 33. Theories of his death range from poisoning to appendicitis. Why can't...
- Alexander The Great And The Legacy Of Alexandria
Daily Mail (Bettany Hughes) There is not, and has never been, another city to match it. It was a glittering metropolis, home to the most sexually charismatic queen of all time, founded by a man whose megalomaniac ambitions knew no bounds. It was a buzzing...
- Book Review: Alexander's Lovers
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/5/emw388514.htm "Just published, Alexander’s Lovers is the second book by Andrew Chugg, the author of The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great. It presents an exploration of Alexander’s character through the mirror...
- More On Alexandria Lead Data
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060508/alexandria_his.htmlThis is very much old news, but for anyone who has missed it previously, the Discovery Channel's website has provided some good coverage of the use of lead in sediments to identify different...
- Nile Releases City's Deep History
http://tinyurl.com/rhkke (New Scientist)"Alexander wasn't quite so great after all. Sure, he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, but he didn't found the Egyptian city of Alexandria - he just rebranded it. It now seems that...
Egypt
More re lead dating of Alexandria
http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2006/4/26/3761
"Hidden behind the tranquil front of archeology, Greek history and Egyptian history there has been a hidden battle going between two groups of people. There are those who take the Greek version of Alexander the Great's actions as literally true and believe that he founded the city Alexandria in 331 BC. Others view the location, with a good harbor and entrance to the Nile as something that must have been occupied before Alexander turned up . . . . Enter researchers with a knowledge of radioactivity and a penchant for lead . . . . As expected, lead concentration increased by a factor of 100 at the time when Alexander ordered construction to begin. However, there are also peaks associated with two pre-Alexander settlements: a bronze age settlement dated to the IV dynasty and an iron age settlement dated to about 1000-800 BC."
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- Fate Of Ancient Egyptian Library A Mystery
The Bismarck Tribune (Carol M. Russell) No one can find Alexander the Great. He was buried in Alexandria after his body was brought back from Babylon where he died in 323 BC at age 33. Theories of his death range from poisoning to appendicitis. Why can't...
- Alexander The Great And The Legacy Of Alexandria
Daily Mail (Bettany Hughes) There is not, and has never been, another city to match it. It was a glittering metropolis, home to the most sexually charismatic queen of all time, founded by a man whose megalomaniac ambitions knew no bounds. It was a buzzing...
- Book Review: Alexander's Lovers
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/5/emw388514.htm "Just published, Alexander’s Lovers is the second book by Andrew Chugg, the author of The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great. It presents an exploration of Alexander’s character through the mirror...
- More On Alexandria Lead Data
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060508/alexandria_his.htmlThis is very much old news, but for anyone who has missed it previously, the Discovery Channel's website has provided some good coverage of the use of lead in sediments to identify different...
- Nile Releases City's Deep History
http://tinyurl.com/rhkke (New Scientist)"Alexander wasn't quite so great after all. Sure, he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, but he didn't found the Egyptian city of Alexandria - he just rebranded it. It now seems that...