The Ancient Monuments Laboratory
at English Heritage is setting up a database of geophysical
surveys, revealing buried
archaeological features, which should be ready in about a year's time.
Sacks's
survey includes forays into topics ranging from the history of typesetting to the twisty tale of c, k, and q. (The Phoenicians pronounced the precursors of k and q in slightly different ways, while the Etruscans replaced the Greek gamma - which stood for a sound they did not use - with the crescent - shaped c.) He carefully delves into the
archaeological evidence for the alphabet's origins, describing the oldest known alphabetic inscriptions, dating to about 1800 B.C., which were recently identified among rock carvings
at Wadi el - Hol in central Egypt.
ART + DESIGN: Ashley Anderson's The 101 Views of Mt. Fuji
at Eyedrum Art + Music Gallery An
archaeological survey reveals culture from fragments, and Ashley Anderson's «Art - Historical Excavation» of images of Japan's Mt. Fuji (The 101 Views of Mt....