October 18, 2011
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From Athens News: Rare wooden votive offerings of the 5th century BC have recently been discovered in the sanctuary of Artemis at Vravrona on the eastern coast of Attica, according to a statement released on October 3 by the Greek ministry of culture and tourism. Unearthed during infrastructural improvements on the archaeological site, these fragmentary…
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A video from Reuters (can’t embed … sorry): Roman barge comes up for air after 2,000 years … I’m not sure if we’ve had anything on this discovery before. When a print story comes out, we’ll get it on record here.
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From the World Bulletin: Archaeologists excavating at the site of the ancient city of Rhodiapolis, located in the Kumluca district of present-day Antalya, have uncovered a series of Lycian-era tombs. Rhodiapolis excavation leader and Akdeniz University archaeologist Dr. İsa Kızgut told the Anatolia news agency last week that his team had uncovered what he believes…
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Debbie Felton (UMass Amherst) is hanging her shingle out again as a media source for info that will no doubt be filling Hallowe’en press coverage … here’s the UMass press release: Centuries before movie and television audiences thrilled to tales of werewolves, vampires and wizards and Halloween became the second biggest celebration of the year,…
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So claims some folks in USA Today based on a bit of papyrus from the 2nd century A.D. … an excerpt: The “greatest” part of that is a matter of taste. But when it comes to “oldest,” the sport of wrestling now is showcasing some ancient documentation to make its case. Written in Greek on…
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