July 2009
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The incipit of an interesting item from Discovery: Italian archaeologists have discovered lotion that is over 2000 years old, left almost intact in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic Etruscan woman. The discovery, which occurred four years ago in a necropolis near the Tuscan town of Chiusi, has just been made public, following chemical analysis…
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ante diem v idus iulias ludi Apollinares (day 6) — games instituted in 212 B.C. after consulting the Sybilline books during a particularly bad stretch in the Punic Wars; four years later they became an annual festival in honour of Apollo 1896 — death of Ernst Curtius (historian/archaeologist) 1941 — death of Sir Arthur Evans…
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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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