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Massive LEGO Colosseum and Arch of Constantine 2 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
My mind hurts thinking about the instruction book you'd have to write for this one, but it is quite the nerdtastic feast! All hail builder Ryan McNaught, who built this for the University of Sydney us...
The Classical Testicle 1 Jul 2013 | 08:15 pm
"Marbles", a new series by photographer Ingrid Berthon-Moine, explores the aesthetic of the testicle in Classical sculpture. Ingrid Berthon-Moine Hrag Vartanian interviewed her for Hyperallergic, wh...
Baconalia 18 Apr 2013 | 12:20 am
Yes, they went there. Restaurant chain Denny's is channeling the spirit of Dionysus, filtered through the prurient enthusiasm of the American nerd, to bring you 'Baconalia'. Oh look, you can get a co...
Dirtying the waters: Archaeopop in Macao 10 Apr 2013 | 11:55 pm
A version of this article first appeared in Pork #10. Get it here. Macao. This former Portuguese colony off the coast of China's Guangdong province is packed with baroque churches, old forts, and gri...
Egyptomania in Living Color, 1910s 18 Feb 2013 | 08:49 am
From the collections of the George Eastman House on Flickr, some of the earliest color photographs ever taken. A glimpse at Egyptomaniacs of the 1910s. The autochrome process, developed by the Lumière...
3D print your own airship trireme 13 Feb 2013 | 06:11 am
Whoa, there's a lot of concepts stuffed into that title. But look at the awesomeness. Artist and designer Arnold Martin produces templates for a variety of fanciful airship models (not functioning, s...
Why does everyone hate David's penis? 10 Feb 2013 | 12:00 am
Not one but TWO stories this week about people objecting to the penis of Michelangelo's David. Personally, I always thought it was a little on the small size, and not that impressive. But consider th...
The relaxing Caracalla spa 9 Feb 2013 | 01:47 am
Hot tip for the Archaeopop-minded traveller: the Caracalla Spa in Baden-Baden. Looks like quite a nice spot. Why anyone would name their spa after Antoninus Caracalla (Emperor from AD 188-217) confus...
Stalking Turkish Santa Claus 25 Dec 2012 | 01:28 pm
This article appears in PORK #9, out now from Goblinko. Read it all here! We drove out of the scrub-covered hills into a valley covered in greenhouses and dust. Everything was warped and bent in the ...
Apocalypse blah 21 Dec 2012 | 09:27 pm
I know, I know. It’s December 21, 2012, this is a blog about archaeology and popular culture, and I’m supposed to say something witty about how the world hasn’t ended yet. But to tell you the truth I’...
