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| 1,800-year-old Roman statue found by excavator operator during construction in Britain | |
| 2024-03-19 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] In the UK, an excavator driver unearthed an 1,800-year-old Roman sculpture while constructing a parking lot. The parking lot was built near Stamford. Excavator driver Greg Crowley, who was at a construction site, noticed a piece of marble in the ground. At first he mistook it for a stone, but soon saw human features. It turned out that the marble head was part of an ancient Roman bust, the remains of which were found near the construction site two weeks later. Experts dated the statue to the 1st–2nd centuries AD. The construction took place next to the mansion of the Dukes of Exeter, so it is assumed that the bust could have been brought by the ninth Earl of Exeter, who visited Italy several times and brought various artifacts from there. However, in any case, it remains a mystery why the bust was split and buried. This was reported by the Yahoo portal. As Regnum reported, on September 16, seven tombs about 900 years old were discovered in southern Peru. In them, scientists found human remains, ceramics and gold items. Experts suggested that the burials were of a religious nature. Related from regnum.ru 400 artifacts from the 18th–19th centuries were found in the center of Moscow About 400 objects from the 18th–19th centuries were discovered during excavations on Usachevaya Street in Moscow. According to the head of the department of cultural heritage of the Russian capital, Alexei Emelyanov, among the artifacts found are children's toys, household items, jewelry, exquisite dishes, coins, pharmaceutical bottles and lipstick jars. Excavations were carried out in 2022–2023 on an area of ​​more than 5 thousand square meters. Among the finds are, for example, tongs from a set of sweets from the Tremblay confectionery, an unusual tin toy and a porcelain baby doll. All found objects are at the disposal of restorers, who will transfer them to the museum fund. Let us recall, as the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin previously reported, over the past 12 years, the archaeological funds of Moscow have been replenished with 100 thousand finds.
[IsraelTimes] Community excavation of Huqoq village carried out with the aid of volunteers and schools; 2,000-year-old finds at site to open to the public March 29 and April 5 Archaeological work at an ancient Jewish site near the Sea of Galilee has revealed a complex of underground bolt holes that were likely used by Jewish villagers during revolts against Roman rule, some 2,000 years ago. The ongoing excavation of "the most extensive hiding complex discovered to date in the Galilee" has revealed "about eight hiding cavities" with "connecting tunnels... dug at 90 degrees, to hamper the heavily armed Roman soldiers chasing the rebels," the Israel Antiques Authority said in a Monday statement announcing the find. The underground cavities in some cases had tunnels connected directly to the community mikveh or houses in the village, and one hiding space was created out of a converted Second Temple-era water cistern. The cavities were found to contain hundreds of broken ceramic and glass dishes, utensils, traces of non-perishable food and other small artifacts, including a ring with the central stone missing. The areas "weren’t for living, they were like small, underground bomb shelters," said Prof. Yinon Shivtiel of the Zefat Academic College, one of the excavation directors. Speaking to The Times of Israel by phone from the dig site, he explained that during the period of the First Jewish Revolt, also known as the First Jewish-Roman War (66-70 CE), and during the Bar Kochba Revolt (132-136 CE), Jews could hide out underground or conceal certain people or items when Roman patrols were in the area. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Re: #1 - to be fair they were on the receiving end of multiple waves of invasion shortly thereafter... much like US today... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-03-19 09:32 |
| #2 Brits ought to pull up every parking lot in the country since that's where the interesting stuff is buried |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-03-19 09:30 |
| #1 It's interesting how quickly Britannia reverted the the shaggy hair barbarian stage after the Romans pulled their legion out. "What have the Romans ever done for us" |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-19 07:37 |