tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post5131905564236834360..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: AstonishingACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-50079989668820053242012-06-20T10:18:41.847-07:002012-06-20T10:18:41.847-07:00When I was in art history graduate school, I studi...When I was in art history graduate school, I studied with a well-known archeologist who worked mostly in Iraq. He described to me the physical aspects of working in the Middle East, which sounded incredibly challenging. I wonder what discoveries lie ahead; some surely do. The Carter text can't be beat and his book contains many other thrilling passages. The car stays, by the way. I'll be visiting it again in a few minutes. Sometimes you need to just hear people out and then leave for a long moonlight drive. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-30584876671486543092012-06-20T08:13:52.543-07:002012-06-20T08:13:52.543-07:00Thanks. This was great. Hard to imagine anyone m...Thanks. This was great. Hard to imagine anyone making a discovery like this now, but that says more about me than the world. Today all I can think of is that it must have been awfully hot in those pyramids. <br /><br />I know it's none of my business, but I would no more give up on that car than toss out King Tut.notasetanimalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-34700077335981868412012-06-19T06:46:52.536-07:002012-06-19T06:46:52.536-07:00I'm sure you'll find hieroglyphics galore ...I'm sure you'll find hieroglyphics galore in Washington. I've seen the Nicholas Cage National Treasure series. All kinds of weird things go on there, I know. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-47198535286748021512012-06-19T05:33:08.669-07:002012-06-19T05:33:08.669-07:00I have very similar memories of the Egypt rooms; a...I have very similar memories of the Egypt rooms; although they aren't vivid, I do remember being quite frightened. I doubt I would have the same reaction to them today. I've always been fascinated by hieroglyphics and symbolic language in general. I'll see what I can find locally. NellNCBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013877223982629515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-24374554472911457642012-06-19T03:23:39.799-07:002012-06-19T03:23:39.799-07:00Thanks very much. We were discussing our dreams l...Thanks very much. We were discussing our dreams last night, a thoroughly engaging subject. As a child I found the Metropolitan's Egypt rooms utterly creepy and I remember them vividly. As an adult, however, I came to really love similar rooms at the British Museum more than just about anything. If you've never paged through a hieroglyphic dictionary, you should. It's a real library book though, much too large for normal shelves. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-38046694289915995802012-06-18T15:28:48.486-07:002012-06-18T15:28:48.486-07:00Thoroughly enjoyed reading your note! Thank goodn...Thoroughly enjoyed reading your note! Thank goodness your car is still in the garage. I probably would have checked also.NCBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013877223982629515noreply@blogger.com