Archaeology
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Interesting find near Basilicata — a sixth-century B.C. ‘palace’ (for want of a better word) of a local ruler. The region was known as ‘Lucania’ in ancient times, but I think this predates the Lucanians arrival in the area (I might be wrong in that): Una scoperta davvero importante per l’archeologia della Basilicata. La Scuola…
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One of the things which continues to bother me about blogs and the like is that they really haven’t been embraced by a significant number of academics actually working in the field (there are exceptions, of course) and as a result, the press is ‘getting away with murder’ in regards to claims it is making…
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From Thaindian: Archaeologists have found traces of a temple built for the Greek goddess of divine retribution, Nemesis, during excavations in the ancient city of Agora in the Aegean port city of Izmir in Turkey. According to a report in Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review, Akin Ersoy of Dokuz Eylul University’s archaeology department and…
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Interesting item in the Daily Star: A burial cave dating back to the Roman and Byzantine eras has been discovered in the southern town of Burj al-Shamali near Tyre, the Lebanese Directorate General of Antiquities announced Monday. A team of seven Japanese archaeologists led by the head of the Preservation of Cultural Properties Department at…
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There are plenty of articles kicking around out there about AS Roma’s plans to build an ‘English style’ soccer/football stadium … ANSA seems to be one of the few that I’ve come across, though, that mentions: ”If the culture ministry doesn’t say Ok they won’t go ahead,” Culture Undersecretary Franco Giro said at the presentation…
