Laura Perry
Toot Your Triton!
Today on the Minoan Path blog, an exploration of the Minoan obsession with triton shells, both the natural seashells and human-made...
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Laura Perry
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Labeling artifacts and ancient art: a tricky business
How do we know whether an ancient artifact or work of art is Minoan or Mycenaean? The answer isn't as straightforward as you might think....
Laura Perry
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Ethics, Art, and AIs
I spent a good portion of yesterday removing my original art from the Minoan Path blog so AIs don't scrape it and use it. Many AIs charge...
Laura Perry
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: Murder Afloat
I never used to think of myself as the "cozy reader" type, but I've gotten into them a lot more lately, especially the historical murder...
Laura Perry
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
A Minoan-Etruscan Connection?
There are some tantalizing possible connections between the Minoans and the Etruscans, two ancient cultures that continue to fascinate...
Laura Perry
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: The Wyrde Woods Novels
I reviewed this duo of magical tales some time ago in my newsletter, but somehow the review never cycled onto my blog, as I discovered...
Laura Perry
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Breast Is Best, Minoan Style
Bared breasts abound in Minoan art. They're a big part of what made the Minoans such a popular subject back in the early 20th century....
Laura Perry
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
So you think you're an ally
A lot of people don't seem to understand what the term ally really means or what the process of being an ally involves. There are a lot...
Laura Perry
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Beware: faux Minoan artifacts!
There's an awful lot of stuff online labeled "Minoan" that isn't actually Minoan at all. Find out what to look for and how to tell the...
Laura Perry
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: The Flying Dutchman - Bleak Future
The Flying Dutchman. As a kid, I read a story or two about the legendary ghost ship, but the tales always focused on the ship rather than...
Laura Perry
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Those colorful Minoans!
Minoan art is colorful - so was the living Minoan world. This week on the Minoan Path blog, an exploration of natural dyes the Minoans...
Laura Perry
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: Ariadne Unraveled
I'm delighted to share my review of Ariadne Unraveled with you. Full disclosure: I edited this book, but I don't review every book I edit...
Laura Perry
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
The best-laid plans...
Have you ever started a project, gotten partway through it, and had it turn out to be far bigger and more complicated than you expected?...
Laura Perry
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: Kissing the Hag
"The Unacceptable Nature of Women." That's the part of this title that made me want to read Kissing the Hag. Because heck yeah, modern...
Laura Perry
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
The Minoan Holiday Season
A multi-week-long holiday season isn't just a modern invention. We think the Minoans may have had something along those lines... right at...
Laura Perry
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Minoan Herb Garden
On the Minoan Path blog, I recently explored the kinds of veggies the Minoans grew in their gardens, back in the Bronze Age (way before...
Laura Perry
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: The Earl of Brass
The PR for this book calls it a cross between Downton Abbey and Penny Dreadful; I'd add Indiana Jones into that description. The Earl of...
Laura Perry
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Minoan Vegetable Garden
There were no supermarkets in the Bronze Age. So people had to grow their own food or buy it from farmers at local markets. What did the...
Laura Perry
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: The Witch Wavelength
A while back I had the pleasure of editing Sheena Cundy's first foray into nonfiction, and let me tell you, it's worth reading. Her The...
Laura Perry
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
How old is that blog post?
Stuff lasts forever on the Internet. That can be great if you're looking for older references. But it can be tricky if you're trying to...
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