Pompeii skeletons reveal secrets of Roman family life

Just discovered this BBC story and video featuring Mary Beard. For those who missed the December 14th BBC broadcast. http://ht.ly/3pkjw

Christmas gift ideas!

Anyone stuck for Christmas gift ideas? How about some replica ancient jewellery? A consortium of Neapoletan jewellers have produced a range of jewellery in collaboration with the Naples Museum - rings, necklaces, pendants (even a 'bulla'!) and earrings, each copied from an ancient find. The ring below is a silver copy of a gold original from Pompeii.
The website is called Aurea Venus. Watch out for the extremely dodgy English ...