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Israel archeologists uncover 2,000-year-old cupid in City of David dig

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:07:24 +0000

Israel Antiquities Authority says added inlaid semi-precious stone is of the ‘Eros in mourning,’ one of a group of visual motifs linked with mourning practices.

Israeli archeologists unveiled a 2,000 year old semi-precious cameo bearing the image of Cupid on Monday, which the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) said was among several items located in the City of David archeological area in Jerusalem’s Old City in the last 12 months.

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Top Bulgarian Archaeologist Stumbles Upon 2 Ancient Thrace Tombs

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:03:11 +0000

Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov has discovered two tombs of Ancient Thracian rulers near the famous rock city and sanctuary of Perperikon.

The tombs are dated to 1100-1000 BC judging by the pottery and ceramics found in them, which are characteristic of the later Bronze Age and the early Iron Age.

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First Roman watermill discovered in West Cumbria

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:00:26 +0000

The first Roman watermill to be discovered in Cumbria has been unearthed in an archaeological dig on the edge of Cockermouth.

The discovery, behind the Lakes Homecentre, signals that the River Derwent, on the banks of which it stood, was an important part of Romano-British life in Cockermouth.

The watermill, thought to date back to the first or second century, is the last and most exciting find of the project led by Grampus Heritage and Training, which finishes today.

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What have the Romans ever done for us (socks and sandals excepted)?

LAM-UdeM — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:12:09 +0000

They gave the world decent roads, indoor plumbing and some of the goriest spectator sports known to man, but now it appears that the Romans made a hitherto secret contribution to global civilisation by pioneering the wearing of socks with sandals.

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Un ensemble de temples gallo-romains découvert dans la Sarthe

LAM-UdeM — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:08:28 +0000

Une équipe d’archéologues de l’Inrap vient de mettre au jour à Neuville-sur-Sarthe, près du Mans, un vaste ensemble cultuel gallo-romain datant des trois premiers siècles de notre ère, avec notamment un temple circulaire rarement trouvé en France.

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Dig unearths insight into life before the Romans

LAM-UdeM — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:19:32 +0000

THE third phase of the Big Dig at Brading Roman Villa may well have been one of the toughest excavations eminent archaeologist Sir Barry Cunliffe had ever undertaken but it has yielded some treasures and a greater understanding of Brading’s history up to its Roman occupation.
With the three-week dig ending yesterday (Friday), Sir Barry’s team has unearthed, over the past two weeks, numerous pottery remains, ranging from pieces of amphorae to a tray for sifting sea water to extract salt.

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Apollon’s twin perhaps

LAM-UdeM — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:17:04 +0000

German archaeologists are looking at a new find which could suggest a second temple close to the Temple of Apollo.

They have extended their excavations away from Apollon and have discovered a wall which they consider to be part of another temple – maybe that the Temple is for Artemis – the twin of Apollon.

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Syrian Archaeologists: Discovery of Cemetery Building Casts Light on Phoenician Religious Traditions

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:16:48 +0000

A religious cemetery building with carvings dating back to the 6th and 5th centuries BC was unearthed in the Phoenician city of Amrit in Tartous, say Syrian Archaeologists.

Director of Archaeological Excavations and Studies Michel Maqdisi said the building consists of a façade that has two entrances engraved on a 2 meter high huge stone surface.

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Israel finds rare 2,200-year-old gold coin

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:13:34 +0000

Archaeologists say they have uncovered the heaviest and most valuable gold coin ever found in Israel. The 2,200-year-old coin weighs an ounce (28 grams) and was found at the Tel Kedesh site near the Lebanon border on June 22, according to Wednesday’s statement from the antiquities authority.

It said this coin is six times the weight of most others from that era.

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Archaeologists Make Monumental Discovery At Caerleon

LAM-UdeM — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:10:27 +0000

Archaeologists from Cardiff University have made a major new discovery that will change the way we think about how Britain was conquered and occupied by the Roman army almost 2,000 years ago.

A complex of monumental buildings has been located outside the Roman fortress at Caerleon in South Wales, which is likely to lead to a complete rethink of one of the country’s most important Roman sites.

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