Archaeology
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… the last bit of the backlog! woohoo! A piece of a Roman column was found in a drain during sewer work in Naples (I think): ARCHEOLOGIA: TROVATA COLONNA ROMANA IN UN CANTIERE (Espresso) Excavations in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence have revealed remains of a first century theatre: Novità negli scavi sotto Palazzo Vecchio…
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As I work through the last of the end-of-school backlog, the quarry thing (next item) reminded me of this very interesting (especially as regards the dating) papyrus which border police in Israel seized about a month ago. An excerpt from the IAA press release: The document is written in ancient Hebrew script, which is characteristic…
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From an IAA press release: An ancient quarry, c. 1 dunam in area and dating to the end of the Second Temple period (c. 2,030 years old), was uncovered in excavations being conducted on Shmuel HaNavi Street in Jerusalem, under the direction of Dr. Ofer Sion and Yehuda Rapuano of the Israel Antiquities Authority, prior…
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A brief item from AdnKronos: An ancient Etruscan cemetery has been uncovered by Italian tax police or Guardia di Finanza in the country’s south during a police investigation to stop tomb robbers. The cemetery or necropolis is believed to date back to the Etruscan civilisation that existed in central and southern Italy from 1,200 BC…
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This is another one from the Italian press which I’ve been hoping would get some notice in the English press, but it doesn’t appear that that will be happening. The Carabinieri have been diving in the sea near Caltanisetta to recover assorted archaeological items which appear to be associated with several periods and several (?)…
