Antiochia ad Cragum
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We mentioned the finds at Antiochia ad Cragum (maybe Cragnum really not sure of the spelling any more)the other day (Head of Aphrodite from Antiochia ad Cragnum ) … Here’s an interesting bit of technology used there via a St Olaf College press release: A group of St. Olaf College students working on an archaeological…
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From a UN-L press release: Shoveling and sweeping to expose still-hidden portions of a 1,600-square-foot marble mosaic that dates to Roman times, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln archeological team this past summer unearthed a new treasure in southern Turkey. Lying face down in more than a millennium of soil was a life-size marble head, the remnant…
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Some additional coverage to add to our previous post: Nice Mosaic from Antiochia ad Cragam (which we also corrected spellingwise to Cragum) First, a video from the UNebraska folks themselves: Alia (derived from the UNebraska release we mentioned in our previous post): Crews uncover massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey (PhysOrg) Crews uncover massive Roman…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Lyndsay Powell for alerting us to this one from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln archeological team, led by Hixson-Lied Professor of Art History Michael Hoff, has uncovered a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey – a meticulously crafted, 1,600-square-foot work of decorative handiwork built during the region’s…
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