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- An excavation is no camping trip
- Bronze Age burial site excavated on Dartmoor
- International archaeological film festival opens
| An excavation is no camping trip Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:36 AM PST Bonn archeologists discover a huge ancient Greek commercial area on SicilyThe Greeks were not always in such dire financial straits as today. But is it necessary to look as far back as these Bonn archeologists did in order to see a huge, flourishing Greek commercial area? They have just discovered a very large commercial area from the ancient Greek era during excavations on Sicily.Led by Professor Dr. Martin Bentz, Bonn archeologists began un¬earthing one of Greek antiquity's largest craftsmen's quarters in the Greek colonial city of Selinunte (7th-3rd century B.C.) on the island of Sicily during two excavation campaigns in September 2010 and in the fall of 2011. The project is conducted in collaboration with the Italian authorities and the German Archaeological Institute. Its goal is to study an area of daily life in ancient cities that has hitherto re¬ceived little attention. "To what extent the ancient Greeks already had something like "commercial areas" has been a point of discussion in expert circles to this day," said Bonn archeologist Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a research associate who coordinates the Selinunte project together with Dr. Jon Albers from the Institut für Klassische Archäologie der Universität Bonn at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Martin Bentz. " A concentration of certain 'industries' and craftsmen in special districts does not only presuppose proactive planning; it is also based on a certain idea of how a city should best be organized – from a practical as well as from a social and political point of view. E.g., who will be allowed to live and work where?" The University of Bonn excavations are now contributing to finding a new answer to such questions. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Bronze Age burial site excavated on Dartmoor Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:35 AM PST An early Bronze Age burial cist containing cremated bones and material dating back 4,000 years has been excavated on Dartmoor. Cists are stone-built chests which are used for the burial of ashes. Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) said the discovery could be one of the most important archaeological finds in 100 years. Read the rest of this article...  |
| International archaeological film festival opens Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:33 AM PST The 7th Archaeological Film Festival opened late Monday in Sremska Mitrovica, with the screening of a German film dubbed 'Die Schlacht am Harzhorn. Roms letzter Feldzug nach Germanien' (Battle at Harzhorn. Last Roman attack on Germania.) The 7th Archaeological Film Festival opened late Monday in Sremska Mitrovica, with the screening of a German film dubbed 'Die Schlacht am Harzhorn. Roms letzter Feldzug nach Germanien' (Battle at Harzhorn. Last Roman attack on Germania.) By November 25, the audience will have the opportunity to watch 14 film creations from Germany, Italy, Mexico, Greece, China, Belgium and Serbia. Most of the films come from Germany - five, and Italy - three, while Serbia will present a film 'Research in Montenegro 2010'. The film is about how the authors undertook an underwater research in the Bay of Kotor, in cooperation with the Montenegrin Ministry of Culture and the U.S. Embassy, using the latest methods of underwater archeology. Read the rest of this article...  |
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