Archaeology
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AFP seems to be the only one covering this … I can’t find that we’ve mentioned anything about this before either: The remains of an ancient Roman town were on Thursday unveiled to the public in the centre of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Excavation of the site — which currently includes a Roman palace, baths…
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From the Times … seems to be hyping an upcoming TV documentary: Archaeologists believe that they may have discovered a Roman gladiator cemetery near York city centre. About 80 remains have been found since the investigation began in 2004, with more than half of them decapitated. Researchers believe they may form part of the world’s…
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Back in January/February we featured a series of posts highlighting the discovery of the source of the Aqua Traiana: Source of the Aqua Traiana Found? More on the Aqua Traiana (BBC video) Still More on the Aqua Traiana (more video plus infrom from the O’Neills) … a spectacular find, of course, and the last we had heard, the…
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We’re getting a few more details on that Etruscan house find at Grosseto which we mentioned last week … here’s an excerpt from ANSA’s coverage: Following an initial excavation of two weeks, the archaeological team revealed details of the earliest discoveries. The building’s walls were made of blocks of dried clay, the first ever example…
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An excerpt from a feature on Zahi Hawass in Speigel … I don’t think comment is necessary …. Hawass reserves the right to announce all discoveries himself. Not everyone likes this. Some people feel that he is about as interested in serious research as Rapunzel was in having her hair cut. He boasted that there…
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