Some brief items which passed ‘neath my caerulean brow this past week or so:

They’re starting to ponder proposals for a ‘facelift’ for Housesteads Roman Fort:

• Major facelift at Roman fort (Courant)

Construction workers in Highworth dug up a Roman ‘pot’ (actually, a 2nd century or so cremation vessel):

• Builders dig up ancient Roman pot (Advertiser)

• Builders dig up ancient Roman pot (This is Wiltshire)

… with more details of its impending auction:

• Highworth Roman pot up for auction (Advertiser)

They think they’re going to find more of Gloucester’s Roman wall:

• Roman discovery around the corner (This is Gloucestershire)

Vague concerns being expressed for “ancient sites” in Bath:

• Will ancient history be lost for ever? (This is Bath)

A metal detectorist has found a Roman coin hoard in Devon:

• Rare Roman coins a ‘find of a lifetime’ (Herald Express)

Wanna buy a Roman Circus?:

• Colchester: Roman circus to be sold alongside sergeant’s mess (Essex County Standard)

Not sure whether this Roman bath find in Canterbury is new or not:

• Roman Baths under Waterstone’s in Canterbury city centre (Adsense)

Quite a few news outlets are picking up the story about the threat to underwater sites off Greece from scuba divers:

• Sunken Greek treasures at risk from scuba looters (Reuters)

• Priceless treasures now fair game for divers (Shanghai Daily)

• Sunken Greek treasures at risk from scuba looters (MSNBC)