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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Carnivalia — 10/29 – 11/4
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #45 — a visit to the fishmonger's
You might recall that one of the first “scientific tourist” posts I wrote was about the ruins of a town in Italy called Ostia Antica, on the outskirts of present-day Rome. Today we’ll go back to look at what’s left of a fishmonger’s stall…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, History, Humanity, Ostia
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