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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #51 on: July 11, 2007, 04:48:21 am »

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #52 on: July 12, 2007, 12:11:30 pm »
Two Roman coins found on the beach of the Scottish Island of North Uist:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6895653.stm

Here is a picture of one of them:


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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #53 on: July 16, 2007, 10:23:41 pm »
Rare Mycenaean grave unearthed

ATHENS (Reuters) - Roadworks in southern Greece have unearthed a rare Mycenaean grave thought to be well over 3,000 years old and containing important burial offerings including a gold chalice, the culture ministry said on Monday.

Archaeologists said it appeared to be the grave of a local military official and was the first time a single grave had been found with such a combination of objects -- including a bronze and gold sword, and a bronze spear point, knife and pot.

Pottery found in the grave dated it to around 1,200 BC.

"It included one dead body in a fetal position, whose bones had disintegrated," the ministry said in a statement. "But the burial offerings are in very good condition and especially important."

The Bronze Age grave, found near the town of Agrinio in the Peloponnese, measures 1.48 by 0.78 meters (yards) and is made with limestone slabs.

The Mycenaean civilization flourished from 1600 to 1100 BC, building great walled cities, such as Mycenae, across the Peloponnese. Homer's Iliad tells of the conquest of Troy by the Mycenaean kings.

"This is a very important discovery because it gives us clues as to the social and military dominance enjoyed by the people of this era," said archaeologist Maria Gatsi, in charge of excavations in the area.


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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #54 on: July 19, 2007, 07:52:09 am »
A 10th century Viking hoard has been found by metal detectorists in Yorkshire. The hoard contains 617 silver coins and 65 other objects, including a gold arm-ring and a gilt silver vessel.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6906107.stm

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #55 on: July 19, 2007, 07:11:51 pm »
Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex

ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman.

The two-story complex, which extends for at least 5 acres, includes exceptionally well-preserved decorated hot rooms, vaults, changing rooms, marble latrines and an underground room where slaves lit the fire to warm the baths.

Statues and water cascades decorated the interiors, American archaeologist Darius A. Arya, the head of the excavation, said Thursday during a tour of the digs with The Associated Press. Only pedestals and fragments have been recovered.

Arya spoke as students and experts were brushing off earth and dust from ancient marbles, mosaic floors and a rudimentary heating system, made of pipes that channeled hot air throughout the complex.

"The Romans had more leisure time than other people, and it's here in the baths that they typically spent their time," Arya said. "Because you could eat well, you could get a massage, you could have sex, you could gossip, you could play your games, you could talk about politics — you could spend the whole day here."

However, he added, "to have a bath complex of this size, this scale, it's very unusual."

The complex is believed to be part of a multiple-story villa that belonged to the Roman equivalent of a billionaire of today, a man called Quintus Servilius Pudens who was friends with Emperor Hadrian, Arya said. It is not clear if the baths were open to the public or reserved to distinguished guests of the owner.

"These people lived a magnificent existence and were able to provide entertainment," to others, said Arya, who is also a professor at the American Institute for Roman Culture.

Excavations at the Villa delle Vignacce park lasted a total of 10 weeks, and it is planned to continue, he said. Future decisions, including whether the site will be opened to the public, are still to be made.

Ancient Romans put a great deal of emphasis on bathing, turning the art of the soak into a ritual.

Meeting at communal bath houses, they would go through a series of rooms of alternating temperatures at a leisurely pace, dipping themselves in hot and cold baths. It was a social event, but also a way to purify their bodies of toxins and a form of relaxation

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #56 on: July 20, 2007, 02:57:11 am »
More pictures of the Viking hoard mentioned above:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6906482.stm

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #60 on: September 05, 2007, 11:38:23 pm »
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13694
Roman ship found in 'near immaculate' condition.
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #61 on: October 10, 2007, 05:28:45 pm »
Ancient Roman Coins Found in Portugal
               
 
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 10, 2007
Filed at 5:03 p.m. ET

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Archaeologists excavating a site in northeastern Portugal discovered 4,500 ancient Roman coins tucked away inside a wall.

The bundle of 4,526 copper and bronze coins was hidden inside the wall of a 4th-century blacksmith's home, said Antonio Sa Coixao, who is leading the excavation in Coriscada.

The sack holding the coins appeared to have disintegrated, he said.

''It looks like someone was trying to hide them but they never went back to get them,'' Sa Coixao said Wednesday.

Archaeologists excavating the site -- believed to be an ancient Roman village -- came across the coins Friday. Sa Coixao said he planned to send the coins to the University of Lyon, in France, to be cleaned and catalogued.

In addition to the blacksmith's home, the excavation site, about 180 miles from Lisbon, includes a spa and a large house with heated rooms and colorful mosaics. The dig is expected to last several years.

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #62 on: October 10, 2007, 09:49:17 pm »
Wow, that is quite a hoard. Too bad there isn't a picture or a description of the coins.

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #63 on: November 01, 2007, 09:47:11 pm »
This is an interesting story about ancient ships discovered beneath one of Pisa's train stations:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/67475?&GT1=10547

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #64 on: November 20, 2007, 12:12:14 pm »
First Roman tombstone discovered in Scotland for more than 170 years is believed to be that of a member of the then governor's bodyguard :

http://www.nms.ac.uk/pressrelease_roman_tombstone_1107.aspx

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Re: Archaeological News
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #66 on: December 04, 2007, 11:54:10 pm »
Winged Bacchic babies, just as I said in my epitome on Wings (newest page on my web site).  And dated terminus ante quem by Vesuvius, and in just such an environment as cherished such conceits.  Pat L.

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Re: Archaeological News
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #68 on: December 07, 2007, 12:17:30 pm »
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Re: Archaeological News
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #70 on: April 03, 2008, 05:54:47 am »
Circus Maximus to be excavated and 'restored':
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/after-1500-years-as-a-ruin-gladiators-stadium-to-be-restored-804002.html
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #72 on: April 11, 2008, 07:48:45 am »
What a wonderful discovery. The quality of workmanship is superb.

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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #73 on: April 28, 2008, 12:07:55 am »
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Emperor-Nero_s-gate-discovered-in-Cologne--.html
Cologne city gate uncovered. Sounds impressive, it would be nice to see pictures.
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Re: Archaeological News
« Reply #74 on: May 28, 2008, 08:54:55 am »

 

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