by Art of Counting | Cross Training
The Atlantic reports on Phylo, an online flash video game that has helped solve a host of DNA problems and greatly expanded our genetic understanding of a variety od diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimers. As the Phylo website explains: A sequence...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV 44) NOTE: As seen above, this fabric is often covered with blue diamond or rhomboid shapes. The moniker is following L.P. Brock (JSSEA 25), who discusses the prominence of the fabric at Amarna. ...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Thanks to the wonderful Ancient World Online blog for pointing out the news that the Penn Museum’s Collections Database is now available online! The database allows users to search more than 660,000 objects in multiple ways, like keyword, curatorial section,...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Researchers at Carlos III University in Madrid have announced that many Roman mosaics include references to women as the cause of wars and other evils. The roles of women in the mosaic can be broken into three broad groups: familial (wife, mother, daughter),...
by Art of Counting | Variable of the Day
Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV 44) NOTE: Simple conical cup. Cups can hold a variety of offerings, such as liquids and piles of incense pellets, but are often shown (as here) with a flame indicating the presence of burning...
