Archaeology
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Time for the annual update from Dominican Today: The biggest tomb of mummies, one Cleopatra’s masks and the temple of Isis are a few of the finds of Dominican Republic’s most famous architect, while fending off venomous snakes and scorpions, for which she’s “the only woman who dares enter the labyrinths” Kathleen Martinez made the…
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Another one from Focus Fen which seems to have lost something in translation: “A construction inscription in ancient Greek language was discovered during the archaeological excavations in the western part of the Roman Forum in Bulgaria’s second biggest city of Plovdiv. Head of the archaeological team Elena Kisyakova announced the news for Radio FOCUS –…
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This one is from Romania Business Insider and is kind of short on specifics, but we should probably get it ‘on record’: Several metal archeological objects and over 280 silver coins were discovered by archeologists on the track of the future Sibiu – Nadlac highway in Romania. One of the discoveries, a small iron replica…
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From the Daily Gazette: ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a Roman road beneath a former Colchester pub. A dig at the site of the Stockwell Arms, in West Stockwell Street, has revealed an unexpected glimpse into our history. The discovery could mean historians have to revise their drawings of Colchester circa 40AD, after the road was found…
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I think I’m missing something … the Guardian has another piece on recent finds at Silchester, and besides the hyped olive pit from a couple weeks ago, there is at least one other interesting find, plus a lingering problem for me … here’s an excerpt from this week’s coverage: […] They feared gods who demanded…
