Archaeology
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From the Sofia Globe: Archaeological digs carried out this summer on the site of the Roman-era public baths in the Bulgarian city of Bourgas have found the first frigidarium – a cold-water pool – that was part of the the Aqua Calidae baths. The digs are part of a conservation and restoration project by the…
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Excerpt from an item in the New York Times: […] Any definitive insight into the formative stages of Roman architectural hubris lies irretrievable beneath layers of the city’s repeated renovations through the time of caesars, popes and the Renaissance. The most imposing ruin of the early Roman imperial period is the Colosseum, erected in the…
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This item from the Guardian is genuinely interesting … here’s the first bit: Amateur cavers have mapped a vast network of tunnels underneath Hadrian’s Villa outside Rome, leading archaeologists to radically revise their views of one of ancient Rome’s most imposing imperial retreats. Lowering themselves through light shafts found in fields around the 120-hectare (296-acre)…
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From Hurriyet: Excavations that have been continuing for four years in the ancient city of Pisidia Antiocheia in the southern province of Isparta’s Yalvaç district have revealed a second well containing the remains of six people. Last month, the excavation discovered a mass grave of five people in a well on the ancient city’s Cardo…
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There is a story kicking around right now about a shipwreck find near Genoa and my mind has been boggling to see it develop. So right now, pre-coffee, and seeing it in gaining ‘strength’, I’m basically at this point: Okay, so here’s how it developed this past weekend. For purposes of review, this seems to…
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