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even crime in iowa city challenges traditional gender stereotypes
Here in Iowa City, life is never dull. And by now, everyone knows Iowa City’s reputation as a socially progressive center where common stereotypes, such as traditional gender roles, can be nonexistent...
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can’t be true: fox news reports michele bachmann wins iowa coffee bean caucus
No way. Not possible. I had pie shakes at Hamburg Inn just this past Saturday (New Year’s Eve) and she was nowhere near the lead. Someone must have sneaked in spilled a bag of Gothic beans from Java...
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our first iowa caucus experience
Roslyn and I (and baby Mac) just finished our first Iowa Caucus experience. After participating in the Coffee Bean Caucus at Hamburg Inn this weekend, we did the real thing tonight in Iowa City, home...
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Swinging with Mac
No matter how old I get, it’s always fun to play on the swings. Here I am with MacLaren on a gorgeous spring day in April 2012 in Iowa City. Afterward, I’ll ask him his opinion on Greek funerary...
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MacLaren’s First Presidential Experience
Mac got to experience his his first presidential rally today (September 7, 2012) when President Barack Obama visited the University of Iowa. Roslyn made him an “I heart Michelle” onesie and he was...
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How cold is it in Iowa City this spring? THAT just happened!
How cold has it been this spring of 2013 in Iowa City? Well, this is how Dept. of Classics Chair, Dr. John Finamore, gets to work in the Jefferson Building in the morning. Filed under: humor, iowa...
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Forthcoming Speaking Engagements at Agudas Achim Synagogue
I’ll be speaking on five occasions over the next two months at the Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City. I am thankful to Rabbi Portman for the invitations, and invite all who’d like to participate...
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Robert Cargill lectures on Tel Azekah, Digital Archaeological Modeling, and...
I recently gave “Studio Talk” about Tel Azekah and Digital Archaeological Modeling entitled “Digi-Tel Azekah: Digitally Modeling Archaeological Remains on the Judean-Philistine Borderline” at the...
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Audio of my interview on Iowa Public Radio’s “River to River” with Ben Kieffer
Yesterday, I was interviewed by Ben Kieffer on Iowa Public Radio‘s “River to River” show. Many thanks to Ben Kieffer for a great experience, and to Producer Emily Woodbury for setting it up and making...
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Prof. Robert Cargill to Appear on Iowa Public Radio’s “News Buzz” Today at...
I’m scheduled to appear on Iowa Public Radio’s “News Buzz” segment today (Friday, January 24, 2014) at 12:45 (central) with Ben Kieffer. I’ll be discussing a new report completed by the American Bible...
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Robert Cargill to give AIA lecture tonight on “New Approaches in Digital...
I’m giving a lecture tonight for the Iowa chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America entitled “New Approaches in Digital Archaeology at Tel Azekah, Israel.” Info for this AIA Iowa Society...
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Upcoming lectures in the Iowa City area
I’ll be speaking giving a few talks in Iowa City over the next few weeks. All are welcome to attend. March 28, 2014: “Passover and the Eucharist: Investing New Meaning on the Jewish Meal” (Agudas...
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I’ll be speaking at Agudas Achim on the Maccabees on Dec. 19
I’ll be speaking at Agudas Achim Congregation on Friday, December 19, 2014 on the Maccabees as part of the synagogue’s fall educational series. Worship is at 7:45, and my presentation is at 8:30. See...
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Preorder now: The Cities that Built the Bible
On March 15th, my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible will be released by HarperOne. The book has a simple thesis: without the cities of Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Ugarit, Nineveh, Babylon, Megiddo,...
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Robert Cargill to discuss the origins of the Bible on Iowa Public Radio’s...
I’ll be interviewed by Charity Nebbe (@CharityNebbe) on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” tomorrow, April 5, 2016 at 10am. We’ll be talking about my new book, THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE, and...
View ArticleGeorge Washington University Archaeologist Eric H. Cline to Speak at...
If you are in the Iowa City area, please join us on Thursday, March 8, 2018 for the second University of Iowa Dept. of Classics Colloquium lecture of the spring! Archaeologist Eric H. Cline, Professor...
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