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Roman Mosaic, Long Used as a Coffee Table, Returned To Italy
The mosaic hails from a “pleasure ship” built by the notorious emperor Caligula For decades, an intricate mosaic of deep greens and reds sat in…
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Who Were the Painters of Pompeii?
A new exhibition explores the ancient Roman “pictores,” who created beautiful frescoes preserved in ash from Mount Vesuvius’ eruption When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79…
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Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Snacks in Sewers Beneath the Colosseum
Spectators at Rome’s ancient amphitheater enjoyed olives, figs, nuts and more In the sewers and passageways beneath the Colosseum, archaeologists have found new evidence of…
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6th-century Byzantine monastery excavated in Negev
Mosaic floors bearing colorful designs, Greek inscriptions found during roadwork near Bedouin village of Hura An archaeologist cleans a Byzantine mosaic floor that decorated a…
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3,000-year-old artifacts fuel Biblical archaeology debate
Two rare 3,000-year-old models of ancient shrines were among artifacts presented by an Israeli archaeologist on Tuesday as finds he said offered new support for…
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New database charts 20,000 at-risk archaeological sites in the Middle East
Islamic extremism and other destructive factors create a perfect storm of endangered culture in the bedrock of civilization This file photo taken on March 31,…
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After years of neglect, ‘rare opportunity’ opens up for Tiberias archaeological gems
Volunteers have cleaned up stunning sites including Sanhedrin seat and huge Roman theater that were buried under trash; as authorities argue, experts plead to set…
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Ancient bath and Aussie carvings uncovered at archaeology site
In addition to artifacts dating back to Second Temple period, dig uncovers WWII-era engravings from Australian soldiers The water cistern discovered by Israel Antiquities Authority…
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Archaeologists Uncover a Lavish Marble Floor from Ancient Rome in Southern France
Developers of an apartment building in Nîmes, France, had to halt construction last month when archaeologists discovered an opulent tiled floor that once blanketed a…
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Israel uncovers Roman mosaic as it builds visitors’ center for earlier find
Archaeologists unveil 1,700-year-old floor, which paved the courtyard of an affluent family’s villa A partial view of a 1,700-year-old Roman-era mosaic floor in Lod, Israel,…