Ancient

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A Cupid-like Diana intaglio ring

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Roman brick aqueduct tunnel found in nature preserve

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Magical amulet against cancer found in Turkey

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Mosaic returned to Roman villa in Pompeiopolis

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7th c. gold and garnet disc brooch found in Germany

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2,300 bronze drum mold fragments found at Vietnam citadel

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5th c. shipwreck with 10,000 ceramic dishes found off Turkey

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Assyrian shrines found in burned temple in Iraq

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Exceptional 6th c. sword found in Anglo-Saxon grave

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Lombard royal tombs found in Pavia

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A little holiday Ara Pacis

If you aren’t occupied with present openings and feasting tables, here is a great video on the Ara Pacis narrated by Darius Arya of Ancient Rome Live to while away 15 minutes. Even if you are occupied with present openings and feasting tables, you could probably use a 15 minute break to enjoy a cool … Read the full post →“A little holiday Ara Pacis”

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Neolithic Scandinavians ate water and gruel, not bread

Early Neolithic farmers in what is now Denmark grew cereals and used grinding stones, but not to grind the cereals into flour to make bread. A new study has revealed that 5,500-year-old grinding stones discovered at the Early Neolithic Funnel Beaker site at Frydenlund on the island of Funen bore no traces of any of … Read the full post →“Neolithic Scandinavians ate water and gruel, not bread”