Category: Archeology Tweets
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The Pont Flavien near Toulouse
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot too far from Aix en Provence you can find a Roman bridge with two arches under which to pass as you cross. I expect that the stones from others were quarried and so this is the last surviving example. If we check the sources we might find mentions of more.…
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A 2000 Year old Greek Mosaic in Turkey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI like archeological twitter because it shows us curiousities every day of the week, several times a day. I like the image of the mosaic below because you see that it was quite deep, and hidden. Imagine digging down and coming across such a sight and site. More info
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Vineyard Mosaic In Italy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few years ago we read about a vineyard where people had been digging. They discovered a vineyard that was well preserved. At least with a vineyard above there is no chance of a plow or other tool damaging the mosaic.
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Funerary Relief – Colourised
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen we have seen hundreds of statues and other objects over the decades of our lives, it is easy to assume that statues and other objects are just statues, that they have no colour, but of course they did. What was just a relief becomes a 3d painting after colour is…
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The Romans in Croatia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you walk in specific European cities you find that history is either very visible, or hidden just beneath the surface. In Rome and other places, every time someone digs they find ruins. As in the images below we see that the same is true, in this instance of Hvar, in…
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A Gladiator Mosaic at Santa Maria Nova
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have walked more than once along the Via Appia but I don’t remember seeing this mosaic. It shows a gladiator with a trident. The name of a gladiator equipped in this manner is Retiarius. Next time you are on the Appian Way consider visiting this Roman Villa, along with the…