April 18, 2010
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A well-preserved, priceless marble head of Octavius Augustus – part of a sculpture from the early Roman period – and a small torso were excavated Friday at Stobi archaeological site, which was visited by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski together with Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska and the director of the Department for Cultural Heritage Protection, Pasko…
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The gist: a house with several phases of construction ranging from the 1st/2nd century A.D. down to the 4th/6th with the later phases including bathing facilities. I assume it is the early phases which are decorated in a ‘Pompeii style’ and I have no idea what coccio pesto is (but it sounds tasty). Here’s the…
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Interesting interview: Things I’ve Learned with Matt Roller | Johns Hopkins Newsletter.
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Samuel M. Paley, Ph. D, an internationally known archaeologist who frequently took University at Buffalo students on digs in the Middle East, died of brain cancer March 31 in his New York City home. He was 68. Dr. Paley, who led the most recent excavation last summer, had been on leave from the university since…
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Airports in Europe closed / Earthquake in China / Berlusconi criticises Saviano / Placido Domingo to sing again .
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