Monthly Archives: July 2012

Review: Elizabeth Boyle, ‘Closing the Book on Celtic’.

Posted on July 30, 2012 by nenna

Having donned a ridiculously fluffy hood and finally graduated from Cambridge, I thought I had escaped the clutches of ASNaC (a friendly acronym for my degree in ‘Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic’) for good. Less than three weeks after strolling down … Continue reading →

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Who Are Mitt Romney’s Anglo-Saxons?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by JB

This week, the internet is full of macros like this, thanks to Romney’s aide’s comment that Obama ‘doesn’t understand Anglo-Saxon heritage.’ I think Mr. Sutton Hoo Helmet on the right is rather more handsome, don’t you? Romney’s general idiocy aside, … Continue reading →

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Public Outreach Archaeology Done (Almost) Right: Santa María la Real

Posted on July 23, 2012 by JB

I got to visit Basque country earlier this summer, where I came across Santa María la Real, a church in Zarautz where a graveyard spanning from the Classical to late medieval periods was discovered. After excavations were concluded the site … Continue reading →

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