The Vindolanda Calendrical Clepsydra: Time-Keeping and Healing Waters

An unusual copper-alloy fragment was recovered during excavations at Vindolanda in 2008. It has been identified as part of a calendar or water clock. A very similar fragment was found near Hambledon in Hampshire in 2017. Further investigation of the Vindolanda and Hambledon fragments and of similar objects from Frankfurt, Salzburg and Grand reveals that the Vindolanda and Hambledon fragments were once attached to clepsydrae to form time-keeping devices that are unattested in ancient sources, but that might be called ‘calendrical clepsydrae’.1 The links between similar artefacts and deities associated with water and healing are explored and evidence for a shrine located near sulphur springs in the Allen Valley is also discussed. The Vindolanda calendrical clepsydra is placed within this social and religious context.

2015 Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center Annual Summit

The Mid-Atlantic Resource Center (MATRC; http://www.matrc.org/) advances the adoption and utilization of telehealth within the MATRC region and works collaboratively with the other federally funded Telehealth Resource Centers to accomplish the same nationally. MATRC offers technical assistance and other resources within the following mid-Atlantic states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.The 2015 MATRC Summit “Shaping the Future of Healthcare through Innovation and Technology” will be held March 29-March 31, 2015, at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Summit will explore how the partnership of human innovation and technological advancements is both shaping and transforming the future of healthcare.For further information and registration, visit: http://matrc.org/summit/index.html