August 2009
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From the BBC: Archaeological excavations at the site of a former plant nursery, set to be developed for housing, have found evidence of Iron Age and Roman use. The dig at the former Unwins Nursery at Impington, Cambridgeshire, found occupation dating from about 100BC with evidence of an Iron Age roundhouse. The site was developed…
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Brief item from Bloomberg: Archaeologists in Cyprus found evidence that an island off the Mediterranean country’s south- west coast was the site of a temple for worshiping Apollo, the ancient Greek god of light, prophecy, music and healing. Excavations led by New York University on Geronisos unearthed fragments of pithoi, or storage vessels probably used…
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Tacked on to the end of a semi (very semi)-related piece in Portugal News: Meanwhile, in related news, another archeological team has confirmed that remnants of artifacts unearthed in the furnaces of Morraçal da Ajuda, Peniche, are in fact the first examples of Lusitanian pottery and are believed to have been used for storing fish…
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Seen on the Classicists list: Animals in the Greek and Roman World Chairs: Sarah Hitch (Bristol) and Chiara Thumiger (UCL) To form a conference panel at the sixth Celtic Conference in Classics, Edinburgh, 28-31 July 2010. From Homeric similes to recipes for fishcakes, descriptions and discussions of animals abound in ancient sources in a variety…
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Seen on the Classicists list: CALL FOR PAPERS for the Work-in-Progress seminar series at the Institute of Classical Studies, London. The series organisers would like to invite postgraduates to present a paper at one of our weekly seminars, beginning in October and running through early December and resuming in January 2010. The Work-in-Progress series: The…
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