Tuesday's Anthro Classes

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[OOC: You know the drill. I'm posting all three classes here, you post comments if you want to participate. And actually doing the homework (aka writing an essay) is not necessary, all that's necessary is commenting to the thread if you want to be marked as present]

Africa:

[will be discontinued as there is a whopping one person to the syllabus. unless other people want to join]

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Greek & Roman Archaeology

Slide identification! Please report to me with your favorite piece of art or architecture from Greece or Rome. Please tell me the date it was found, the date it was originally made in, the site, and any other important information you find while researching it.

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Linguistics:

Quiz on the Greek alphabet!

Take out a sheet of paper and write out the greek alphabet in order.

Your homework is to study page 180 in your Linguistics book, which has a complete record of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Comments

Re: Homework - Greco-Roman Arch

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The art. (http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/clement.jpg)
"The Clementia Sarcophagus was carved c. 170 AD and bears the same maker's mark as two other pieces of statuary from the same time period, implying that sarcophagi were not carved by specialized funerary stone sculptors, as previously thought, but by artisans. The Clementia Sarcophagus was discovered almost two hundred years after the other sculpture relics bearing the mark, several thousands of miles south. The placement of the original relics indicates the Clementia Sarcophagus was most likely carved north of Rome, and sent overland to its final resting place near what is now the Vatican City. Officials at the Vatican believe the sarcophagus to contain the remains of one of Rome's earliest religous leaders. That belief is, however, incorrect. The sarcophagus contains the remains of Lucius Aurelio Gustavus, called Clementius, a Roman centurion who won recognition for his extreme measures of mercy on the field. He was one of few Roman war leaders who absolutely prohibited looting and rapine of captured domains, and also sent plebes who would not accept Rome's sovereignty to organized olive farms instead of condemning them to death. His mercy and compassion made him a viable contender for Caesar of Rome, Commodus, and since Lucius lacked the rampant insanity of Commodus, a far more popular candidate. This is why, in 170 AD, Marcus Aurelius, Augustus Caesar of Rome, had Lucius murdered. As an interesting historical note, it was discovered after his death that Lucius was, in fact, female, but that fact was quickly covered up and has remained a fact lost to history until now. MRI imaging of the sarcophagus clearly shows the entombed skeleton is female. The mystery and complete irony surrounding the history of this sarcophagus place it among my favorite pieces of art."