Fascinating story on the fabled site at Carcemish, on the Turkey/Syria border. Its precarous position has paradoxically meant it was protected by mines meant to deter aggression but happily also deterring looters. Now archaeologists are getting overhead shots by sending up kites. Now all we need are cameras that can upload those images automatically so kiteflying citizens can crowdsource site monitoring.
A Roman Portrait to be Returned to Italy from New Zealand
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A Roman marble portrait dating to the Antonine period will be returned to
Italy [press release]. The female head was acquired by the Classics Museum
at Vi...
3 days ago

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