Roman settlement discovered at the base of Silbury Hill- April 29, 2007 Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a new Roman settlement at the base of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire.The 40m high man made hill appears to have been home to a large community, as a village the size of around 24 football pitches has been found.Partially buried under the modern A4 road, the village consists of streets and houses and may have been a stopover for people travelling to the sacred springs in Bath.Discovered during a geophysical survey as part of restoration work on the hill, the..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#4561234875464567873 Ancient Roman Paintings found in London- April 29, 2007 The Roman artworks were found underneath an Italian restaurant in Lime Street, in the City of London.Painted 1,900 years ago, the paintings depict goldfinch and lavish bunches of grapes, magazine London Archaeologist reports.Experts believe that they were painted for a wealthy Roman's home, as the area around Lime Street used to the most prestigious address in Roman London.Archaeologists are hailing the find as one of the most significant of recent decades and hope that the whole set of...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#545243511777002236 Lincoln Roman aqueduct found to have provided decades of service- April 15, 2007 Archaeologists unearthing parts of an underground Roman aqueduct in Lincoln have found the first evidence that it was actually used, contrary to previous thinking.The aqueduct, near Lincolns Nettleham Road, has been known about for centuries, and archaeological investigations of it were carried out in the 1950s and 70s, with no firm evidence for their ever carrying water being found. However, with the recent start of a housing development on the site, the time came for sections of the piping to.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#4233943336579668686 Roman "Silver" pig to be sold at auction- April 15, 2007 I wonder if Lindsey Davis is going to bid on this "pig" to commemorate her first best selling Marcus Didius Falco mystery, "The Silver Pigs""A 2000 year old lead ingot mined by the Romans shortly after they conquered Britain is expected to fetch up to 12,000 when it goes under the hammer this month.The 154lb ingot, known as a 'pig', was mined by Romans in North Yorkshire, and would have been due to be made into piping of waterproof lining for roofs. Silver could also be extracted from it.The...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#9071599263341140266 Bob Ballard to explore Byzantine Shipwrecks- April 15, 2007 Robert Ballard is known for discovering the Titanic shipwreck, but that's just skimming the surface of his career in undersea exploration.Ballard has tracked down the ruins of several ships, including ancient wooden ones, and even found new life forms - 10-foot-long tube worms - deep below the ocean's surface.However, Ballard considers his greatest achievement to be the educational programs he has developed to get young people excited about his work, the ocean and science in general.This...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#6966759057029323516 New Roman Glass exhibit at Hallie Ford Museum of Art- April 8, 2007 Willamette University graduate Richard Brockway wanted to be an archaeologist but ended up as an engineer.But he never lost his first love. Over a 30-year period, he traveled to the Middle East, Asia and Europe, amassing a collection of antiquities that has led to a new exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, "Ancient Glass: Selections from the Collection of Richard Brockway.The works on view at Hallie Ford's Study Gallery are small but precious: drinking vessels, tableware, toiletry vessels,.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#7197256573879052872 Roman-style Column found in newly discovered Han Dynasty Tomb- April 8, 2007 I noticed this short "photo-byte":Archeologists excavate near a Roman-style column in a newly found Han Dynasty tomb (202 BC - 220 AD) in Xiao County, east China's Anhui Province, April 3, 2007.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#1030582188793745618 Roman tomb on Greek Isle of Cephalonia yields glass, gold jewelry and coins- April 8, 2007 Greek archaeologists discovered a Roman tomb filled with glass, copper and gold artefacts and an amphitheatre on the island of Cephalonia, which they say must have been an important link between ancient Greece and Italy. "It is the first time such a monument is discovered, not only in Cephalonia but in all the Ionian Sea islands," the culture ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The tomb, which included more than one grave, measures about 8 by 6 metres (yards) and included glass jars,...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#3361214935069730592 Classical Capitals for Modern Architecture- April 8, 2007 I noticed this article in an online business magazine. For any of us that may be looking for ways to incorporate our love of the classical world into our modern one, this company specializes in producing classical columns:"The majesty and grandeur of ancient Roman architecture is brought to life with detailed decorative capitals. A profusion of carved acanthus leaves, egg and dart and volute scrolling details reproduced from Roman architecture, are beautifully captured in four distinct styles.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#3678898596258687894 New Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to open April 20- April 8, 2007 This is not only exciting but extremely fortunate since I plan to visit the Metropolitan the first week in June on my way to a conference in Albany, NY. I didn't even realize that the galleries were being rennovated. I would have been devastated if they had been closed when I was there since they were one of the primary reasons I modified my intinerary to include four days in New York before traveling on to the site of my conference."The new Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007_04_01_romanarch_archive.html#7109858617040174389 |