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The Archaeology
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If the ancients had the power of prophecy, what on earth would they make of their legacy in the 21st century? No doubt great pride at the pyramids, confusion at Stonehenge’s under development, and amazement at the busloads of tourists who still flock to the Sea of Galilee – the real Bible Belt – in the footsteps of Jesus.
If the ancients had the power of prophecy, what on earth would they make of their legacy in the 21st century? No doubt great pride at the pyramids, confusion at Stonehenge’s under development, and amazement at the busloads of tourists who still flock to the Sea of Galilee – the real Bible Belt – in the footsteps of Jesus.
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The Late Iron Age eroded site at Sandwick, Unst, Shetland. |
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The Museum of the
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Rome’s illustrious repertoire of museums have been enhanced recently by the opening of the new Museum of the Imperial Fora. This is housed in the magnificent setting of the the so-called Trajan’s Markets, which is actually not a market complex as the name implies, but a series of buildings intersected by basalt-paved streets. Most probably the complex served as offices for imperial civil servants to administer the 2nd-century Forum of Trajan on the slopes of the Quirinal Hill.
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detail of the marble head of Jupiter Ammon from the
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The House of Augustus
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The archaeological superintendency in Rome has recently concentrated on the excavation, restoration, and conservation of the section of the Palatine Hill associated with the domestic and religious complex inaugurated by Augustus. This site, one of the most artistically and historically important in Rome, incorporated his house, the temple of his patron god Apollo, and the house of the empress Livia.
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Wall paintings in the recently opened 1st century BC House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill, Rome |
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Restored Mosaic
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The Israel Antiquities Authority has recently unveiled a restored Byzantine mosaic glass panel of the late 6th or early 7th century AD in the so-called ‘Palace of the Bird Mosaic’ on the outskirts of Caesarea. This was originally discovered in 2005 by a team under the direction of Dr Yosef Porat, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, during the course of preparation work on the Bird Mosaic to make it accessible to the public.
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Byzantine mosaic glass panel of the late 6th or early 7th century |
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The following articles appear in the
MAY/JUN 2008
issue of MINERVA |
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| From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete / Jerome M. Eisenberg |
|  | | Rome & the Barbarians: Birth of a Brave New World / Dalu Jones |
| | | Making History: Antiquaries in Britain from 1707 to 2007 / Peter A. Clayton |
| | | Curious Collectors & Enlightened Antiquaries / Arthur MacGregor |
| | | Welsh Megalithic Tombs / Mark Merrony |
| | | Lefkandi In Euboea: Amongst the Heroes of the Early Iron Age / Irene S. Lemos |
| | | Pots & Plays: Tragedy & Vase Painting in Ancient Greece / Oliver Taplin |
| | | In Search of the She-Wolf’s Lair: King Evander’s Lupercale in Rome / Dalu Jones |
| | | Roman Entertainment in Sofia-Serdica / Evgeni Paunov |
| | | Phantom Voyagers: The Indonesian Origins of West African Bronzes / Geoffrey Clarfield |
| | | Skulls of Doom & the Great Aztec Conspiracy / Sean Kingsley |
| | | Archaeological Report from Chicago / Jerome M. Eisenberg |
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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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