Archaeology
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Brief item from the Jerusalem Post: Archeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a 1,800-year-old bathing pool in Jerusalem built by soldiers from the Tenth Roman Legion, the Legion that destroyed the Temple a few years before, reported Israel Radio on Monday. Remains of the pool were discovered during excavations in the Jewish Quarter where…
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Philosophiana is the modern ‘Sofiana’ which has been archaeologically poked and prodded for the past fifty years or so … just down the road from Piazza Armerina … from SiciliInformazioni comes news of plans for another survey there: Da oltre 15 giorni è presente a Mazzarino una spedizione di archeologi che proviene da un progetto…
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Not sure why I can’t find this up at the IAA site yet, so the Ha’aretz coverage seems to be the best right now: Israeli archeologists unveiled a 2,000 year old semi-precious cameo bearing the image of Cupid on Monday, which the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) said was among several items located in the City…
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A very nice report from the Evening News … note the link at the end to the project’s blog: They have been excavating for just a week, but already members of an archaeological team at a Roman town on the outskirts of Norwich have found “huge quantities” of artefacts. A thousand visitors have been to…
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This probably won’t last long at ANSA: Archaeologists working on the remains of an ancient dwelling in northern Italy have reassessed their ideas about the site after uncovering lavish decorations and imposing architectural features. The building in Aquileia, which previously appeared to be a normal Roman villa, has now emerged as a majestic mansion complex,…
