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May 2016 Archeology - Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Classics
« on: May 01, 2016, 01:29:33 pm »
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Big news this week is the discovery of a massive Roman coin hoard in Spain:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/29/world/europe/ap-eu-spain-roman-trove-.html

Remains of a potentially major Roman military site at Exeter:
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Discovered-massive-Roman-base-conquered-West/story-29198417-detail/story.html

Roman kilns from Congresbury:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/rare-Roman-archaeology-threaten-Congresbury/story-29186928-detail/story.html

Interesting statue from Long Melford:
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/rare_statue_could_help_unearth_secrets_of_long_melford_s_roman_past_1_4509701

Injured veterans are digging at Malton Roman fort:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36144601

Plenty of press coverage for a mistranslated mosaic (we may have mentioned this):
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rare-mosaic-in-turkeys-south-arouses-interest-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=98357

… and even when someone notices it is wrong, they get it wrong too:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=238&nid=98401&NewsCatID=375

Rushing to record finds stored in Teesdale:
http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/Articles/archaeologists-race-against-time-to-record-roman-relics

I think we mentioned this ‘lost’ bit of Hadrian’s wall at Segedunum:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-36120237

Feature on Franck Goddio:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/sunken-cities-the-man-who-found-atlantis/

Plato and Trump (sorry):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/plato-would-have-predicted–and-been-horrified-by–trumps-rise/2016/04/26/3805cb80-0bec-11e6-a6b6-2e6de3695b0e_story.html

Goings on in the Nimes amphitheatre:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3558241/Roman-gladiators-return-Nimes-France-complete-bloodthirsty-battles-slave-girls-Julius-Caesar-fantastic-enactment-Nimes.html

Reviews of Mary Beard’s *Ultimate Rome* doc:
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/28/mary-beards-ultimate-rome-review-busting-myths-in-silver-hi-tops

More on the Jewish catacombs in Rome opening to the public:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3561697/They-not-secret-anymore-ancient-Jewish-catacombs-Rome-limits-decades-finally-open-public.html

More on that Roman villa find:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/massive-roman-villa-found-british-backyard-180958821/

More on the Phaleron burials:
https://asunow.asu.edu/20160426-discoveries-asu-bioarchaeologist-greece-grave-project

More on that Etruscan inscription:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-art-etruscan-idUSKCN0XM0VC
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Re: May 2016 Archeology - Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Classics
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2016, 07:12:06 pm »
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How London became the capital of Britannia:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/how-london-became-britains-capital-has-been-revealed-for-the-first-time-a7028191.html

… also a major fort find at Exeter:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art553644-exeter-devon-crematorium-archaeology-roman-military

Learning from Roman roads:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3436936/Britain-s-lost-Roman-roads-discovered-2-000-years-Maps-reveal-new-key-route-used-conquer-Northern-England.html

Word (but no pictures) of an Aphrodite statue find in Jerash:
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2016/05/13/archaeology-jordan-aphrodite-statue-discovered-in-jerash_f063d589-114d-4f7a-9f3a-efc01c8168fc.html

Can’t remember if we mentioned this horse racing rules inscription from Konyi (not a new find, by the way):
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/horseracing-rules-found-on-2000-year-old-tablet-in-central-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nid=98621

Dating (sort of) Sappho’s Midnight Poem:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-scientists-planetarium-advanced-astronomical-software.html

Connecting the rise of Rome to some volcanic eruptions:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2086330-kingdom-busting-volcanoes-linked-to-the-rise-of-the-roman-empire/

Studying ancient ink:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/arts/design/solving-the-mystery-of-ancient-ink-origins.html

The Elgin/Parthenon Marbles issue is heating up again:
http://www.newsweek.com/greece-looks-forge-new-alliances-win-back-elgin-marbles-457473

Another major antiquities bust in Italy:
http://www.nerve.in/news%3A2535002797101

Feature on Dura Europos:
http://www.ancientjewreview.com/articles/2016/4/18/david-as-warrior-at-dura-europos

Feature on Spartacus:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/he-was-spartacus-1463169892

Feature on the TLL:
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/05/14/476873307/the-ultimate-latin-dictionary-after-122-years-still-at-work-on-the-letter-n

What Dan Davis is up to:
http://www.lutherchips.com/1998/features/dan-davis-leads-dig-in-greece/

What John McDonald is up to:
http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=76174

Ted Talk on Gregory Heyworth’s work:
http://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_heyworth_how_i_m_discovering_the_secrets_of_ancient_texts

Honours for a pair of St Olaf Classicists:
http://wp.stolaf.edu/blog/two-textbooks-by-st-olaf-professors-share-book-award/

What Lisa Whitlach is up to:
http://www.manitoumessenger.com/article/faculty-in-focus-professor-whitlach/

What Daniele Maras is up to:
http://www.loyolamaroon.com/10009353/faith/lecture-explains-etruscan-culture-affects-modern-day/

Very nice video of Delphi:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/05/10/spine-tingling-delphi-exquisite-beauty-from-above-going-viral-video/

Why Classicists should watch Kimmy Schmidt:
http://decider.com/2016/05/13/is-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-secretly-all-about-ancient-greek-philosophy/

More on Hannibal’s route:
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/searching-for-signs-of-hannibals-route-in-dna-from-horse-manure?mbid=rss

In case you missed the massive Roman coin hoard from Spain story:
http://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/2016/05/ancient-roman-coins-discover-spain.html
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Re: May 2016 Archeology - Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Classics
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2016, 11:35:45 am »
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Some pretty major finds this week … first, some sort of 2000 years bp military camp type thing (maybe) at the site of a new Metro C station in Rome:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-rome-metro-line-roman-barracks.html

Then there was a major 1600 years bp or so Roman shipwreck full of bronze off Caesarea:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-antique-idUSKCN0Y71N1

Examination of lead istopes is revealing things about Naples’ water supply post Vesuvian eruption:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-sediments-gulf-naples-reveal-impact.html

Remains of a major Roman fort in London:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art554626-fenchurch-street-fort-museum-london-archaeology

Traces of red paint on the walls at Bath:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-36315524

Searching for a Roman temple on the outskirts of Henley:
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=207108

Roman items found during A1 construction in North Yorkshire have gone on display:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36300986

I think we mentioned this Aphrodite statue from Jerash:
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2016/05/13/archaeology-jordan-aphrodite-statue-discovered-in-jerash_f063d589-114d-4f7a-9f3a-efc01c8168fc.html

Nice feature on some magical papyri:
http://www.livescience.com/54819-ancient-egyptian-magic-spells-deciphered.html

Reviving a restored ancient kiln from Kornos:
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/15/ancient-kiln-brought-back-life/

Big bucks for a Roman hoard find:
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Detectorist-shocked-Roman-treasure-hoard/story-29299307-detail/story.html

On the rights of Roman women:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-roman-women-independent-previously-thought.html

In Our Time this week was looking at the Muses:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bft7v

Feature on the Antikythera Mechanism:
http://www.livescience.com/54782-antikythera-mechanism.html

What Stephen Dyson is up to:
http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/stories/2016/05/suny-distinguished-profs.html

What we can learn from the Greeks on immortality and replicating life:
https://aeon.co/essays/replicants-and-robots-what-can-the-ancient-greeks-teach-us

On Donald Trump’s use of epithets:
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/16/donald-trumps-epithets/

What we can learn from the Spartans:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-spartan-example/article/2002464

Review of Riley, *The Edge of Empire*:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/books/review/the-edge-of-the-empire-by-bronwen-riley.html?_r=0

Review of Bissell, *Apostle*:
http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/books/article78711922.html

Review of a few books on Augustine:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/19/augustine-rowan-williams-robert-lane-fox-review

More on dating Sappho’s ‘Midnight Poem’:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-scientists-planetarium-advanced-astronomical-software.html

… but cf (especially the comments from astronomers):
https://rogueclassicism.com/2016/05/16/problems-with-the-scientific-dating-of-sapphos-midnight-poem/

Feature on shekels of Tyre:
http://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/2016/05/the-shekels-of-tyre-ancient-today.html

More on that Roman hoard from Spain:
http://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/2016/05/recent-ancient-roman-coin-hoard.html
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Re: May 2016 Archeology - Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Classics
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2016, 08:54:18 pm »
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The press was all over claims suggesting the tomb of Aristotle had been found:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/europe/greece-aristotle-tomb.html

… but there was some skepticism:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/28/aristotle-s-tomb-or-just-a-tourist-site.html

A first century Roman necropolis from Croatia:
http://www.total-croatia-news.com/item/12037-private-construction-works-uncover-a-1st-century-roman-necropolis-in-trogir

Recent Roman finds from Derby:
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/11-amazing-Roman-finds-Derby-month/story-29331705-detail/story.html

A very interesting Roman lead pig find from Somerset:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-36388781

A wing from a bronze Roman eagle in Gloucester:
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Extremely-rare-wing-Roman-bronze-eagle-Gloucester/story-29324504-detail/story.html

Questionable claims about a ‘Hellenistic’ crown from beneath a pensioner’s bed:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3610916/Incredibly-rare-2-300-year-old-Ancient-Greek-gold-crown-worth-100-000-kept-decades-tatty-box-old-newspapers-bed-owner-no-idea-was.html

Study of the lifespan and ailments of the ‘average Roman worker’:
http://www.thelocal.it/20160527/groundbreaking-study-reveals-brutal-realities-of-life-in-ancient-rome

Feature on Homer’s poetic legacy:
http://www.historyextra.com/article/culture/%E2%80%9Cwe-are-all-trojans%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D-homer%E2%80%99s-poetic-legacy

Latin is alive and well in Loudoun schools:
http://loudounnow.com/2016/05/26/the-undead-language-latin-is-hot-in-loudoun-schools/

What Elizabeth Fisher is up to:
http://www.herald-progress.com/randolph-macon-professor-imparts-knowledge-from-ashland-to-aksum/

You can digitally explore the Pergamon Altar:
http://www.dw.com/en/pergamon-altar-makes-digital-debut/a-19281931

… or stay in a Trojan Horse Hotel:
http://www.dw.com/en/europes-quirkiest-hotels-staying-inside-a-trojan-horse/a-19281783

Interesting hype for York’s Roman Festival:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14522080.This_is_what_happens_when_Egyptian_gods_meet_Roman_York___/

I think we’ve mentioned Italy’s campaign to get sponsors for its many monuments:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-friends-romans-rome-monuments.html

Victor Nuovo’s latest Lucretius columns:
http://www.addisonindependent.com/201605nuovo-lucretius-and-epicurean-virtue

A guide of sorts to Herodotus:
http://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-the-histories-by-herodotus-53748

On ‘anti trade nativism’ and the downfall of ‘the Greeks’:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-anti-trade-nativism-wrecked-the-ancient-greeks-1463950445

On Boudicca and Brexit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/opinion/sunday/when-the-barbarous-brits-first-quit-europe.html

Another review of Heaney’s Aeneid VI:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/seamus-heaneys-virgil-aeneid-book-vi-brings-a-classic-to-life/news-story/27b1ac3e3a5674f452b0b4933d4f35cf

More on that shipwreck full of bronzes off Caesarea:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/may/17/roman-treasures-discovered-caesarea-israel-video

More on those finds at the Metro C station site in Rome:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/20/next-stop-on-romes-new-underground-hadrians-barracks

More criticism of the Sappho dating thing:
http://dhayton.haverford.edu/blog/2016/05/20/astronomers-do-not-date-sapphos-midnight-poem/#fn:26775

I think we mentioned this Roman coin hoard auction:
http://blog.gainesvillecoins.com/2016/05/28/big-sale-of-roman-coin-hoard/

Interesting results from a DNA test of some Phoenician remains:
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-ancient-dna-phoenician-carthage-european.html
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