Thursday, December 3, 2009

Newly scanned at the Oriental Institute: Medinet Habu IV

As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative and with the generous support of Misty and Lewis Gruber, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of:

Earlier OI publications on Medinet Habu include:

Open Access Journal: Spuren der Jahrtausende

Spuren der Jahrtausende
Das Internet-Magazin Spuren der Jahrtausende (www.spuren-der-jahrtausende.de) der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission informiert über aktuelle Forschungen aus dem Bereich der vor- und frühgeschichtlichen sowie provinzialrömischen Archäologie.

Current issue


Archive:

  • Ausgabe 2003
    Iatrus - Ein spätantikes Kastell an der unteren Donau
  • Ausgabe 2004
    Denkmäler für die Ewigkeit - Megalithforschungen in Vale de Rodrigo, Portugal
  • Ausgabe 2005
    50 Jahre Ausgrabungen im Oppidum von Manching
  • Ausgabe 2006
    "Die Trabantenstadt" Ausgrabungen in Lahnau-Waldgirmes
  • Ausgabe 2007
    "Der steinzeitliche Siedlungshügel von Okoliste
  • Ausgabe 2008
    "Steinzeit in der Wismarbucht


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Two Open Access Journals from University of Coimbra · Portugal

Humanitas
[Some open access content]
HVMANITAS 1 (1947)
HVMANITAS 2 (1948-1949)
HVMANITAS 3 (1950-1951)
HVMANITAS 4 (1952)
HVMANITAS 5-6 (1953-1954)
HVMANITAS 7-8 (1955-1956)
HVMANITAS 9-10 (1957-1958)
HVMANITAS 11-12 (1959-1960)
HVMANITAS 13-14 (1961-1962)
HVMANITAS 15-16 (1963-1964)
HVMANITAS 17-18 (1965-1966)
HVMANITAS 19-20 (1967-1968)
HVMANITAS 21-22 (1969-1970)
HVMANITAS 23-24 (1971-1972)
HVMANITAS 25-26 (1973-1974)
HVMANITAS 27-28 (1975-1976)
HVMANITAS 29-30 (1977-1978)
HVMANITAS 31-32 (1979-1980)
HVMANITAS 33-34 (1981-1982)
HVMANITAS 35-36 (1983-1984)
HVMANITAS 37-38 (1985-1986)
HVMANITAS 39-40 (1987-1988)
HVMANITAS 41-42 (1989-1990)
HVMANITAS 43-44 (1991-1992)
HVMANITAS 45 (1993)
HVMANITAS 46 (1994)
HVMANITAS 47 (1995)
HVMANITAS 48 (1996)
HVMANITAS 49 (1997)
HVMANITAS 50 (1998)
HVMANITAS 51 (1999)
HVMANITAS 52 (2000)
HVMANITAS 53 (2001)
HVMANITAS 54 (2002)
HVMANITAS 55 (2003)
HVMANITAS 56 (2004)
HVMANITAS 57 (2005)
HVMANITAS 58 (2006)
HVMANITAS 59 (2007)
HVMANITAS 60 (2008)


Boletim de Estudos Clássicos
[Some open access content]
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 1
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 2
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 3
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 4
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 5
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 6
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 7
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 8
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 9
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 10
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 11
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 12
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 13
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 14
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 15
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 16
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 17
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 18
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 19
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 20
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 21
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 22
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 23
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 24
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 25
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 26
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 27
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 28
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 29
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 30
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 31
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 32
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 33
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 34
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 35
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 36
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 37
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 38
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 39
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 40
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 41
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 42
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 43
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 44
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 45
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 46
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 47
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 48
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 49
Boletim de Estudos Clássicos n.º 50
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Open Access Numismatics: Nomisma

Nomisma

Nomisma.org is a collaborative effort to provide stable digital representations of numismatic concepts and entities, for example the generic idea of a coin hoard or an actual hoard as documented in the print publication An Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards (IGCH). Nomisma.org provides a short, often recognizable, URI for each resource it defines and presents the related information in both human and machine readable form. Creators of digital content can use these stable URIs to build a web of linked knowledge that enables faster acquisition and analysis of well-structured numismatic data.
Example URIs are:
See list of all id's assigned to date.
The current data has been contributed by researchers at the American Numismatic Society, British Museum, The University of Paris-Sorbonne Nomisma project, Yale University Art Gallery. Hosting for Nomisma is provided by the The American Numismatic Society.

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

AWOL and ISAW News

As of this morning the number of email addresses subscribed to The Ancient World Online by way of the FeedBurner utility has passed six hundred. I'm pleased that so many of you find it useful enough to subscribe. I welcome your feedback in the form of comments on in individual posts, or directly.

I am considering ways to make the data presented here more bibliographically accessible. Here at the ISAW Library we are developing schemes to create MARC records for the open access resources for which such records are appropriate. I am also considering developing a publicly accessible Zotero bibliography parallel to AWOL.

For those of you who have not already seen it, I would like to draw your attention to the exhibition at ISAW which opened earlier this month.



The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000 – 3500 BC

November 11, 2009 – April 25, 2010

Open: Tues – Sun 11-6, Fri 11-8, Closed Monday
Free admission

See ISAW's own
Lost World of Old Europe Exhibition Website.

See also John Nobel Wilford's article in today's New York Times
A Lost European Culture, Pulled From Obscurity

and Michael Balter's November 24th article in Science: Origins
The Lost World of Old Europe: See It in New York

Monday, November 30, 2009

Eleven More Open Access Journals

Cave Archaeology And Palaeontology Research Archive
ISSN 1467-8837

Published is the journal "Georgian Antiquities", in collaboration with G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia. Its editorial board comprises Western and Georgian specialists. The journal presents: new publications, documentation and photographs, schemes, etc. on unknown or forgotten monuments; new interpretation of the known monuments or phenomena; significant unpublished archival material, etc. The journal is issued quarterly in Georgia, once a year the whole material is published in English. Editors of the journal will be pleased to receive articles from the Western scholars on diverse aspects of the Near Eastern, Western European and Georgian art.

CIRCAEA The journal/Bulletin of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (1983-1996). It was superceded in 1997 by the journal, Environmental Archaeology: The journal of human palaeoecology.
The AEA promotes the advancement of the study of human interaction with the environment in the past through archaeology and related disciplines. We hold annual conferences and other meetings, produce a quarterly newsletter for members, and publish our conference monographs, as well as our journal - Environmental Archaeology: The journal of human palaeoecology. AEA membership is open to all those actively involved or interested in any aspect of environmental archaeology.
Georgian Antiquities - Sakʻartʻvelos siżveleni

Georgian Cultural Heritage Information Centre (GCHIC) is a Non-Governmental Organisation aimed at obtaining and keeping archive of the qualified information on diverse branches of the Georgian cultural heritage, as well as ensuring accessibility and availability of this information through scholarly and popular publications, exhibitions, electronic network, etc. GCHIC organises research-recording expeditions throughout Georgia and to the Georgian cultural heritage sites abroad; processes information based on typology, chronology, geography - in the form of ID cards, lists, annotations, etc.; disseminates information on the site facing the danger of vanish or damage; ensures protective measures on the unique and endangered heritage sites; supports interested individuals (teams) and professionals in obtaining better knowledge on significant well-known as well as less-known Georgian cultural heritage sites

The Heroic Age. A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe
ISSN 1526-1867

The Heroic Age is dedicated to the exploration all aspects of early medieval Northwestern Europe, from a variety of vantage points and disciplines from the beginning of the fourth century through the beginning of the thirteenth. By bringing various points of view to the table, we hope to open new vistas of investigation and strengthen ties among early medieval studies and its popular bases. The title "Heroic Age" is applicable to literary, historical, folkloric studies and the material culture that lies behind the people who lived, wrote, and championed their beliefs and created cultures in the period. We will strive to understand and promote understanding of this dynamic early medieval period.

Herculaneum Archaeology. (The Friends of Herculaneum Society)

HEPHAISTOS: New Approaches in Classical Archaeology and related Fields / Kritische Zeitschrift zu Theorie und Praxis der Archäologie und angrenzender Gebiet
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ISSN 0174-2086

GLYPHS: The Monthly Newsletter of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, An Affiliate of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

The Orissa Historical Research Journal

Past: The Newsletter of The Prehistoric Society


The Prehistoric Society: Book Reviews

Vestiges. The monthly Newsletter of URARA, the Utah Rock Art Research Association

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Five More Open Access Journals

Roman Legal Tradition: A Journal of Ancient Medieval and Modern Civil Law
ISSN 1943-6483
Roman Legal Tradition is a peer-reviewed journal published online by the Ames Foundation and the University of Glasgow School of Law. ISSN 1943-6483.
The journal aims to promote the study of the civilian tradition in English. The editors welcome contributions on any aspect of the civilian tradition in ancient, medieval, and modern law.
All articles and reviews published in Roman Legal Tradition are available from this site free of charge. In addition, all articles and reviews are also available to subscribers of HeinOnline. We encourage readers to use and distribute these materials as they see fit, but ask readers not to make any commercial use of these materials without seeking the consent of the editors and relevant authors.
The first three volumes were published by the Roman Law Society of America, with the support of the University of Kansas Law School, and appeared both online and in print under ISSN 1551-1375. Back issues of Volumes Two and Three are available from Amazon.com from the link to the left.
The journal is edited by Charles Donahue, Jr. (Harvard Law School), M.H. Hoeflich (University of Kansas School of Law) and Ernest Metzger (University of Glasgow School of Law). General enquiries to: Prof Ernest Metzger, University of Glasgow School of Law, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.


Hey!Zeus! The Yale Undergraduate Journal of Classics

Founded in 2000 by two classical civilization majors, Charlie Edel and Samuel Butt, Hey! Zeus! is the Yale Undergraduate Journal of the Classics. Twice every academic year we publish undergraduate writings on all areas of western antiquity, from history and archaeology to literature and philosophy.
Brown Classical Journal

The Brown Classical Journal was founded in 1984 by Professor Alison Goddard Elliott, who nurtured the editors and contributors of that first volume as Faculty Editor. Sadly, the volume was dedicated to her memory. Susan Hueck Allen, then a graduate student, designed the logo for the journal, which was used for the first eleven volumes. The BCJ is published annually and typically is printed in the spring.
The purpose of the BCJ, as explained in the editorial statement of Volume 1, is "to encourage and to reward well written essays by students of the Classics at Brown University."

Asia Major

Asia Major, Third Series (issued semi-annually), is published by the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan. It is a continuation of Asia Major, New Series, published in England from 1949 to 1975. It covers all periods of Chinese history, literature, ideas, and culture in general. Included are the histories and cultures of other East and Central Asian peoples in their relations with China.

The PARI Journal (Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute)

The primary purpose of the Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute is to support and carry on research and exploration of Mesoamerican civilizations, their art, archaeology and glyphic texts, as well as research concerning the tropical environment and its ancient monuments.


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