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Aristotle’s Lyceum to Become
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The site of the gymnasium where Aristotle conducted his classes during the fourth century BC is to be covered with a six million dollar roof that will protect the remains of the buildings from the elements and turn the site into an outdoor museum.
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The ruins of the school of Aristotle, Athens.Photo: Associated Press. |
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Hellenistic Bronze Masterpiece
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Following eight years of careful restoration work, the large bronze statue Minerva of Arezzo, which dates to the 3rd century BC, has been placed back on display in the Museum of Florence.
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The Minerva of Arezzo following its recent conservation. Photo: Museo Archeologico, Florence. |
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Herculaneum Amazon Head Remodelled
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The painted head of an Amazon warrior, discovered in the ruins of Herculaneum in 2006, has recently been scanned by lasers and digitally remodelled to recreate parts of the bust which had been smashed and chipped, and allowing archaeologists a better understanding of the context in which the marble statue would originally have been displayed.
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Laser scanned image of Amazon head from Herculaneum. Photo: courtesy of Mark Williams, WMG. |
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Large Rescue Excavation Planned
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The Iranian Center for Archaeological Research is currently planning a huge excavation project, consisting of more than 40 teams of archaeologists, in the Seimareh Valley which is due to be drowned when the newly constructed reservoir is flooded in the near future.
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The Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Fars province, Iran. Photo: Mark Merrony. |
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The following articles appear in the
JUL/AUG 2009
issue of MINERVA |
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| The Flavians at the Colosseum / Dalu Jones |
|  | | Life Before the Romans: Recent Research in Hellenistic Palmyra / Andreas Schmidt-Colinet |
| | | Caratacus and the End of Celtic Britain / James Beresford |
| | | Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence / Mark Merrony |
| | | A Descent into the Underworld / Peter A. Clayton |
| | | Roman Baalbek and Palmyra: Between the Desert and the Deep Green Baize / Mark Merrony |
| | | Great Military Leaders of Antiquity / Murray Eiland |
| | | Lost Rings of the Legion: Thirty Years of Caerleon’s Gemstones / James Beresford |
| | | The Great Wall Revisited / Murray Eiland |
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr Mark Merrony
Editor
Dr James Beresford
Publisher
Myles Poulton
Managing Editor
Sophie Mackenzie
Art Director
Nick Riggall
Designers
Lyndon Williams
Debra Foster
Editorial Associate
Georgina Read
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