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- Town and Country in Roman Essex: Settlement Hierarchies in Roman Essex
- Trail of 'stone breadcrumbs' reveals the identity of 1 of the first human groups to leave Africa
- Roman murder most foul
- UNESCO unveils deal to help restore damaged Pompeii
- Archeological Discovery Indicates Human Sacrifice
- New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact
- Discovering Munich’s past in a mediaeval loo
- Italy: Colosseum work pits restorers against building firms
| Town and Country in Roman Essex: Settlement Hierarchies in Roman Essex Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:23 AM PST The Town and Country in Roman Essex project is a large scale regional study based on correspondence analysis of finds assemblages, including coins, pottery, registered finds, animal bone and vessel glass. By comparing quantified finds datasets from different individual sites and whole classes of site, such as urban centres, small towns, villas, nucleated settlements and lower-status rural sites, the project looks at how consumption is influenced by factors such as the influence of command and or/market economies, cultural identity and site status/function. The project also attempted to assess the viability of conducting such research and report on any relevant issues, relating to the recording, archiving and publication of finds assemblages. Data was primarily gathered from existing published or archive sources and was collected from sites in Essex, south-east Cambridgeshire and London dating to the period c 50BC-AD250. The database includes linked tables on small finds, glass, pottery and coins, as well as for the following aspects of the animal bone assemblages: NSIP, MNI, tooth-wear, MNE and metrics for bone elements. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Trail of 'stone breadcrumbs' reveals the identity of 1 of the first human groups to leave Africa Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST A series of new archaeological discoveries in the Sultanate of Oman, nestled in the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, reveals the timing and identity of one of the first modern human groups to migrate out of Africa, according to a research article published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. An international team of archaeologists and geologists working in the Dhofar Mountains of southern Oman, led by Dr. Jeffrey Rose of the University of Birmingham, report finding over 100 new sites classified as "Nubian Middle Stone Age (MSA)." Distinctive Nubian MSA stone tools are well known throughout the Nile Valley; however, this is the first time such sites have ever been found outside of Africa. According to the authors, the evidence from Oman provides a "trail of stone breadcrumbs" left by early humans migrating across the Red Sea on their journey out of Africa. "After a decade of searching in southern Arabia for some clue that might help us understand early human expansion, at long last we've found the smoking gun of their exit from Africa," says Rose. "What makes this so exciting," he adds, "is that the answer is a scenario almost never considered." Read the rest of this article...  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:15 AM PST Three incomplete skeletons have been uncovered in Modena, Italy, and point to a 2000 year old Roman mystery which is being investigated by archaeologists and researchers from the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna. The discovery was made at the site of a new development to the east of Modena along the Via Emilia, between San Lazzaro and Fossalta. At a depth of only 60cm the archaeologists from ArcheoModena found the remains of a cremation necropolis and a 1st century Roman irrigation ditch/canal. The necropolis, which ran along the ancient Via Emilia, produced a few cremation burials and the remains of a shrine that had been robbed out in antiquity. Read the rest of this article...  |
| UNESCO unveils deal to help restore damaged Pompeii Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:14 AM PST The United Nations cultural agency and Italy announced today that they have agreed to work together to restore Pompeii, which was badly damaged by torrential rains late last year. In a statement issued in Paris, UNESCO said it would collaborate with Italian authorities over the next nine months on the restoration. Several key buildings, including the Schola Armaturarum (Gladiators' House) and the House of the Moralist, collapsed in November 2010, sparking international concern about the state of the site. (read report here) Read the rest of this article...  |
| Archeological Discovery Indicates Human Sacrifice Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:10 AM PST Archeological research of pagan graves in the valley Þegjandadalur in Suður-Þingeyjasýsla county in northeast Iceland support the theory that ritual human sacrifice was practiced during paganism in Iceland. An L-shaped turf wall was discovered in Þegjandadalur, which is believed to have been constructed before Icelanders converted to Christianity in 1000 AD, Morgunblaðið reports. In a large hole in the wall fractions of a human skull were found, a jawbone of a cat and various other animal bones, including a sheep jawbone and a several cattle bones. In a small grave up against the turf wall bones of a newborn baby in their original resting place were discovered. Read the rest of this article...  |
| New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:09 AM PST Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there are signs of an imminent volcanic eruption that could be one of the most powerful the country has seen in almost a century. "There has been a great deal of seismic activity," says Ford Cochran, the National Geographic's expert on Iceland. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Discovering Munich’s past in a mediaeval loo Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:05 AM PST Construction on an underground train line in the centre of Munich has uncovered mediaeval latrines full of artefacts offering insights into the Bavarian capital's past. Christine Madden reports. These days, throwing unwanted objects into your toilet can clog it, but 11th-century Bavarians apparently weren't bothered by such concerns. An archaeological dig behind Munich's Marienplatz square has unearthed a medieval latrine full of items dating back a thousand years. The discovery "astonished" Dr Barbara Wührer, who was hired by railway operator Deutsche Bahn to excavate the area covering the size of a football pitch in the oldest part of the Bavarian capital. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Italy: Colosseum work pits restorers against building firms Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:04 AM PST Rome, 1 Dec. (AKI) - The artisans that restore Italy's vast art and archeological sites say they are excluded from the project to give the Roman Colosseum a 25 million-euro face-lift and called on the government to stop all work or risk causing "irreparable damage'' to the 2,000 year old amphitheatre. According to the Rome-based Restorers Association of Italy trade group, a government official charged with overseeing work on Rome's archeological sites two years ago changed contract bidding rules largely squeezing out art and archeology restoration firms in favour of large building contracting companies with far less knowledge on repairing the country's fragile historical heritage. . In an open letter to Italy's new culture minister Lorenzo Oraghi published Thursday, the restorers group called on him to stop the bidding or "to avoid irreparable damage to the Italy's most celebrated monument with consequences of causing damage to Italy's image." Read the rest of this article...  |
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