October 16, 2011
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Over at Powered By Osteons, Kristina Killgrove has a very interesting post (which seems to have skipped past my Circumundique posts) on mapping parasites (the non-literary kind) in ancient Italy and its implications for mobile populations: Mapping Parasites in Ancient Italy
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… and this item from Athens News causes a tip o’ the pileus to Diana Wright (dw on the same scrap of paper as the next item) … this adds a few details to previous coverage of the find (cf: Greek Farmers and Their Livestock): Eleven tombs of people buried with domesticated animals dating back…
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From Athens News (I think I need to tip the ol’ pileus to Francesca Tronchin on this one … I have an ‘FT’ on the scrap of paper I wrote it down on): A marble statue of the mythical god Hermes, a copy of a 4th century BC statue, has been discovered during restoration works…
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Brief item from the Costa News: EXCAVATIONS on Dénia’s central Avenida Miguel Hernández have unearthed remains of huge harbour buildings and warehouses thought to date back to the first century AD. Archaeologists are studying an area of around 3,200 square metres along the length of the street in the hope of uncovering more hidden treasures…
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No … not a Canadian Thanksgiving story … here are the deets from Hurriyet: Drilling work at a construction site in Hatay has unearthed ancient works including an 850-square-meter mosaic. Said to be Turkey’s largest, the mosaic will be exhibited in a new hotel at the site along with other discoveries. Archaeological treasures, including a…
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