Archaeology
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A zillion versions of this one bouncing around the interwebs right now … the clearest seems to be AFP via France 24: Archaeologists said Wednesday they believe they have found the exact spot in Rome where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on March 15, 44 BC. The stabbing of the dictator by Roman senators…
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From Greek Reporter: Αrchaeologists from the 28th Ephorate of Antiquities unearthed a tomb in the city of Amphipolis, near Serres, northern Greece, which they believe could belong to the wife and son of Alexander the Great, Roxane and Alexander IV. The circular precinct is three meters, or nearly 10 feet high and its perimeter is…
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From the English edition of the Gazzetta del Sud: Two ancient Roman shipwrecks, complete with their cargo, have been discovered by Italian archaeologists off the coast of Turkey near the the ancient Roman city of Elaiussa Sebaste. The ships, one dating from the Roman Imperial period and the other from about the sixth century AD,…
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One that was languishing in my email box … from Today’s Zaman: The excavation of the Kerkenez ruins in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat have revealed the original city walls dating back to the fourth century B.C. The excavation was carried out due to support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the…
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Despite ANSA‘s headline, this is a dig that has been going on for quite a few years: An accidental meeting in 1982 between a well-known Greek archaeologist, Yannis Sakellarakis, and a shepherd from Crete has led to an archaeological discovery of great importance; Zominthos, a settlement from the Minoan era on the plain by the…
