Archaeology
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Very interesting item from the Deccan Herald: For those who think financial fraud or circulating fake currencies is a modern day phenomenon, an ancient Roman coin mould on display at the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage in the city is a startling revelation. The Roman coin mould, which is being displayed for the first…
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A useful little post from Hurriyet: During the destruction of expropriated shanty houses in the outskirts of İzmir’s Kadifekale neighborhood, the stage and some walls of an ancient Roman theater have been unearthed, Doğan News Agency has reported. The İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has so far spent 11 million Turkish Liras for the expropriation of buildings…
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Some excerpts from an item in Hurriyet … a bit out of our time period of interest but I’m sure folks will like this: Yenikapı excavations that started nearly 10 years ago has brought back Istanbul’s historical heritage to 8,500 years. A wooden notebook, which was found in a sunken ship, the replica of which…
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From La Repubblica: Un complesso sistema di strade, mura, pavimenti, abitazioni, strutture rettilinee e curvilinee di un antico quartiere nascosto sotto i vigneti, è stato localizzato nell’Isola di Mozia, di fronte a Trapani. A metterne in risalto l’immagine, grazie a magnetometri e georadar, un gruppo di ricercatori dell’Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv), in…
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From ANSA: Archaeologists in Cyprus found a marble bust of Alexander the Great – considered one of history’s most successful commanders – in a second three-aisled basilica that was brought to light on the site of Katalymmata ton Plakoton, of the Akrotiri peninsula, as Greek Reporter website writes. Excavations by the Cyprus Antiquities Department in…
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