Roman
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Definitely an interesting one from the Hinckley Times: A child’s coffin, believed to date from Roman times, has been unearthed at a field in Witherley. The lead box, less than 1m long, was found by amateur treasure hunters using metal detectors on Sunday. Archaeologists exhumed the coffin yesterday (Thursday) and transported it to Warwick for…
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Yesterday we had a BBC piece detailing the discovery of a number of possible Roman skulls in the Walbrook River area (Possible Pile of Roman Skulls) but today we see headlines connecting them with Boudicca, alas (dead Romans? must be Boudicca’s fault). Seems a passing remark by one of the archaeologists was given greater focus…
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Interesting item from PAP: Praetorium, Roman garrison commander’s property, has been discovered by found Polish archaeologists working in the Crimea, told PAP Dr. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, head of excavations in Balaklava, Ukraine. Until now, researchers have speculated that this house was located at the citadel in nearby Chersonesus.…
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From the Gazzetta del Sud: Police have foiled ‘tomb raiders’ looting an ancient Roman archaeological site near the capital that was previously unknown to the Italian authorities, investigators said on Wednesday. The site is located near the ruins of a temple devoted to Juno ”The Saviour” at Lanuvio, in the Castelli Romani (Castles of Rome)…
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More on the game piece side, actually , although I’ll admit to not knowing about the other personal hygiene method mentioned in this item (tip o’ the pileus to Sarah Bond for setting me on to this one and to Dan Diffendale for tracking down the original article). Here’s how the Daily Mail covers it:…
rogue classicism 