Release date: May 27At a Facebook party in celebration of Stephanie Dray's latest novel, Daughters of the Nile, I posted the new cover for my upcoming novel, Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii. Only later did I realize that I had yet to formally announce the change here.Oops.So, ta-da! It's striking and beautiful, isn't it? Plus, it connects … [Read more...] about New Cover for Pompeii Book!
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A Peek Inside A Conservator’s Lab
Attic horse pyxiz getting restored in the lab.Last weekend, Dr. Renee Stein, conservator at the Carlos Museum gave a talk on the process of conserving and restoring ancient artifacts. The objective of the work, she pointed out, is to suggest the way a piece looked and was used thousands of years ago, without overwhelming it with modern overlays or "fixes."The talk was for … [Read more...] about A Peek Inside A Conservator’s Lab
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
On why the Romans always won:The first umpire: … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
(Thanks, Justin Mansfield for this one!) … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
