July 10, 2009
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An update from Il Messaggerro tells of the restoration work going on in the efforts to open the area around the Lapis Niger to the public. An excerpt: «Da un anno il solaio realizzato da Pietro Romanelli per coprire i resti dell’area sta cedendo a causa delle infiltrazioni d’acqua che marciscono il ferro – spiega…
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Not sure if anyone saw our last From the Italian Press compilation a couple of days ago (since I forgot to give it a title), but one of the items therein was hyping the upcoming (at the time) dig at Vicus Martis Tudertium … turns out they (including John Muccigrosso, whose name will be familiar…
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The incipit of an item from Balkan Travellers: Recently unearthed finds at the Heraklea Lynkestis site in south-western Macedonia are shedding new light on archaeologists’ knowledge about the ancient settlement. The latest discoveries made by archaeologists include coins, some utensils and a mug for mead – an ancient drink, similar to wine made by fermenting…
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This is a new one to me (but no less silly), but it is somewhat amibiguously-worded … good to see the global economic situation hasn’t affected ‘research’ in this important area (dang … now I have to extract my firmly planted tongue from my cheek): Russian submersibles involved in deep-water research in Siberia’s Lake Baikal…
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Tantalizingly brief item from ORF relating the discovery of a temple built by Hadrian to Antinous (at Tivoli, presumably): Auf dem ehemaligen Anwesen des römischen Kaisers Hadrian ist unerwartet ein Tempel gefunden worden, den er seinerzeit zu Ehren seines jungen Liebhabers Antonius erbauen ließ. Das Anwesen liegt etwa 30 Kilometer entfernt von Rom und diente…
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