Archaeology
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This one from Sify/ANI is annoyingly lacking in details … I can’t find a name for al-Bahred in ancient times, but it seems to be the right distance away from Apamea to be a mansio at least …: Archaeologists have unearthed an archaeological temple dating back to the Hellenistic and Roman eras. They have also…
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As is typical, when life is most hectic comes the time when the most interesting bloggables start flashing past me on Twitter, Facebook, and in email. I can’t get to them all today, but I do want to quickly comment an item from the Telegraph regarding possible evidence of infanticide associated with remains of a Roman…
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Image via Wikipedia From the Telegraph: Pottery and other evidence suggesting the presence of an ironworks have been found at the undisclosed location near St Austell, Cornwall. Experts say the discovery challenges the belief that Romans did not settle in the county and stopped in neighbouring Devon. The site had previously been regarded as an…
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On the heels of last week’s announcement of the opening of a major Roman site to the public, the Sofia News Agency tells us that archaeologists are on the trail (they hope) of Constantine’s palace there too: A large ancient building located under the St. Nedelya Cathedral in downtown Sofia might turn out to be…
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Image via Wikipedia Brief item from York Press: A SKELETON – thought to be the remains of a Roman gladiator – has gone on display in York. The skeleton is on display at the Jorvik Viking Centre from today. It is one of 80 skeletons unearthed in the city by York Archaeological Trust over the…
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