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Climate change is threat to ancient artifacts in Britain
According to researchers, the ancient monuments in Britain are in danger of being destroyed. The reason is climate change, and more precisely, the progressive increase in temperature, and with it, the drying out of the wet earth, which for centuries ... Read more
Completely preserved Roman bowl was discovered in Netherlands
Roman blue bowl was discovered in its entirety in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The object is estimated to be about two thousand years old. According to the researchers, the vessel could have been made in Roman centres in Germania: Cologne or ... Read more
Stone serving as tripod for photos is artifact
Archaeologists say that the 1.2-meter-high granite stone at Rufford Abbey, near Ollerton (England), dates back to around 150 CE. It was part of the column of the villa of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. Interestingly, visitors to the park often ... Read more
Julius Caesar did not suffer from epilepsy, but from mini-strokes
Scientists conclude from well-preserved documents that the health problems of Julius Caesar were not due to epilepsy as previously thought, but rather to mini-strokes. The Roman commander, who was stabbed to death in 44 BCE, according to specialists from Imperial ... Read more
Roman ship was discovered off coast of Sicily
In July 2021, the wreckage of a Roman transport ship was discovered near the coast of Sicily, with numerous vessels and amphoras. The object is dated to the 1st-2nd century BCE. The discovery took place near Palermo (northern coast), at ... Read more
Successive downpours cause damage in Pompeii
On Friday, February 6, 2015, another rainstorm in Pompeii meant that in the so-called In the Centennial House, two pieces of plaster detached from the wall. The name of the villa comes from the fact that the building was discovered ... Read more
Tomography of bodies in Pompeii
Pompeii archaeologist Massimo Osanna announced in 2015 that a team of archaeologists, computer engineers, radiologists and orthodontists would use computed tomography to examine the remains of 86 victims who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE in ... Read more
Debate on reconstruction of Roman ruins
The ambitious plan to rebuild the more than two-thousand-year-old monument at the Roman Forum has been the subject of heated debate among experts. Archaeologists and art experts are angry at using cement to support the seven columns of the Temple ... Read more
Roman tombstone discovered at Cirencester
Archaeologists in England, in 2015, made a unique discovery. The skeleton of a 27-year-old woman was found in Cirencester, with her own tombstone with inscriptions next to her body. The inscriptions suggest that her name was Bodica and she had ... Read more
In 2020 Roman mosaic was discovered in Weyregg am Attersee
In 2020, a Roman mosaic was discovered in Weyregg am Attersee (approximately 60 km east of Salzburg, Austria). The artifact adorned a luxurious Roman villa from the 2nd-3rd century CE. According to experts, it is the largest Roman mosaic discovered ... Read more
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