Archaeology
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From Adnkronos comes this item on the discovery of a Mycenean necropolis with a pile of pottery and bronze items near a sixth century temple at the ancient site of Rhypes: Una necropoli micenea utilizzata a partire dal XV secolo a.C. circa e’ stata scoperta da un gruppo di archeologi dell’Universita’ di Udine nei pressi…
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We mentioned this one last week when most of the coverage was in French … the story finally did hit the English papers, e.g., the Guardian (which picked up coverage from Le Monde) It looks like the rib cage of a large marine mammal, whose bones turned black as it was fossilised. The wreck was…
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This one seems to be just filtering out to the English press … the most coherent so far is News.com’s coverage: THE remains of a Roman military camp in Germany have been linked to Julius Caesar, making it the oldest Roman site in the country. The ruins, near the present-day town of Hermeskeil in western…
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Hurriyet seems to be doing the rounds of digs lately … here’s another: An ancient bath from the Roman period has been found during excavations at the ancient city of Elaissua Sebaste in the southern province of Mersin’s Erdemli town. The 18th term excavations continue at the ancient city under Prof. Eugenia Eugini Schneider, the…
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This one’s been lurking in my box for a couple weeks … I was hoping something with a bit more detail might pop up, but I guess not, so we’ll put it out there … from Hurriyet: The excavation of the ancient city of Zeugma, near the town of Nizip in Gaziantep Province, has uncovered…
