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Anglo-Saxon Hoard Par Excellence
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In July a metal detectorist working in a field in Staffordshire, central England, unearthed the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered. More than 1500 artefacts were discovered and which probably date to about AD 700. The number of objects recovered from the site is therefore far greater than any previously found from thie period of British history, including the famous Sutton Hoo ship burial.
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Roman Bronze Horse Head
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A life-size horse head of cast bronze has been discovered in a well-shaft at the archaeological site of Wladgrimes near Frankfurt. Part of a much larger statue that may have depicted the emperor Augustus on horseback, it is believed that the bronze sculpture was destroyed soon after the catastrophic defeat of three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9.
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Find of a Synagogue
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A synagogue dating to the 3rd century AD has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the ancient Lycian port of Andriake on Turkey’s southern coast. The find emphasises the cosmopolitan nature of the port city during the Roman empire, when Andriake was frequently used by the large ships of the Alexandrian grain fleet as they sailed westwards to deliver their cargo to the populace of Rome.
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Patras Museum Closing Temporarily
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The second largest museum in Greece had to close temporarily as a result of bureaucratic uncertainty arising from the run-up to the country’s recent general election. With contracts for many of the museum’s staff expiring at the end of September, and salary discussions suspended until the formation of a new government, Patras museum may remain closed well into the autumn.
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The futuristic exterior of the newly-opened Patras Museum |
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The following articles appear in the
NOV/DEC 2009
issue of MINERVA |
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| The Acropolis Museum, Athens / Lina Christopoulou |
|  | | The Lost World of Old Europe / Murray Eiland |
| | | The Secrets of Tomb 10A / Rita Freed |
| | | Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece / Regine Schulz |
| | | The Romans in Croatia / Murray Eiland |
| | | Abdications, Assassinations, Mutilations: The Fate of the Byzantine Emperors / David Miller |
| | | As Sir John Soane Intended / Mark Merrony |
| | | Hindu Temple Ceremonial / Michael Willis |
| | | The Forgotten Heritage of Kyrgyzstan / Ray Dunning |
| | | Reopening of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum / James Beresford |
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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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