Jul 27 2011

Amateur Archeologists Invited to Decipher Papyri

Tag: Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient History,Literature — Rossella Lorenzi @ 9:09 pm
Hundreds of thousands of fragments of ancient papyri have been put online in a bid to crowd source translations.

Jul 12 2011

Tsunamis Buried Ancient Olympics Site

Tag: Ancient Greece,Ancient History,Archaeology,Greek Gods,Olympics — Rossella Lorenzi @ 7:50 pm
Strong evidence for repeated tsunamis came from the presence of snail shells.

Apr 05 2010

Oldest Man-Made Structure Found in Greek Cave

Tag: Ancient Greece,Archaeology — Rossella Lorenzi @ 3:43 pm
The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the cave.

Jan 29 2010

Rome’s Ancient Aqueduct Found

Tag: Ancient Greece,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Architecture,Royalty and Rulers — Rossella Lorenzi @ 9:23 am
The long-sought aqueduct that delivered fresh, clean water to Rome nearly 2,000 years ago, is found beneath a pig pasture northwest of the Italian city.