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Reply to Folktale becomes reality as Roman altar unearthed at Leicester Cathedral | Archaeology by egg_static5
Excavations have uncovered what is believed to be an altar stone, found within the cellar of a Roman building they say is probably the remains of a private shrine or cult room.
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Reply to Egypt archaeology: Dig unearths smiling mini-sphinx which may represent Claudius by egg_static5
Emperor Claudius, whom archaeologists believe the statue's smiling features may belong to, extended Roman rule into North Africa between 41 and 54 AD.
egg_static5 OP t1_jb4ybgm wrote
Western European hunter-gatherers outlasted the icy blast in the past. Easterners got replaced by migrations of newcomers. That’s the implication of the largest study to date of ancient Europeans’ DNA.
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Explorers have searched for the Savannah for over two centuries but have not found anything until now
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Reply to The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire by egg_static5
Archeologists found that potters across the Wari empire all used the same rich black pigment to make ceramics used in rituals: a sign of the empire's influence.