Africa
Release the Hounds: Archeology edition
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A round of recent archeological finds of interest to our community.
Africa
Exhibition brings Nubian civilization out of Egypt’s shadow
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews the new exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum, “Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa,” featuring 300 artifacts from the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Paganism
“Sights and Sounds of Ancient Ritual”: an exhibition
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The Wild Hunt reviews an ongoing exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, “Signs and Sounds of Ancient Ritual,” which explores the world of ancient religious ritual through human sensation.
Pagan Community Notes
Pagan Community Notes: John Slade, Rev. Dr. Principe Therion de Fira, Holiday Lights, and more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Another member of the Pagan community is running for office. John Slade announced last week that he will be running for the Minnesota state house of representatives in district 67B, the East Side. He is seeking the endorsement of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party.
Paganism
Uncovering the Past: Funeral Garden, Hathor, the Kingdom of Sudan, and more!
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As some Pagans and Heathens attempt to revive ancient or indigenous religions they often rely on the work of historians, primary texts and archaeologists. For this reason, when something new pops up that challenges long held academic ideas on cultural or religious practice, we pay attention. Here are some of the new(er) finds making waves in archaeological circles. Egyptian Funeral Garden Finally Discovered
A 4,000-year-old funerary garden, the first to be found, was uncovered on the Dra Abu el-Naga hill in Luxor, Egypt. Archaeologists had long suspected that funeral gardens existed in Egypt, since there were depictions of them on on tomb walls, but until now, one hadn’t been found.