Diggings has, in a previous issue, reported on the rennovations being carried out to the magnificent bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius. Most of Rome’s famous bronzes were melted down at one time or another by Romans eager for a bit of cheap metal. This equestrian...
These Articles Are Reproduced With Special Permission From Archeological Diggings MagazineFor More Information And A Subscription, Please Visit www.DiggingsOnline.Com “I never thought I would stand here!” Olive exclaimed. A couple of weeks before coming on...
Processual archaeology is a form of archaeological theory which arguably had its genesis in 1958 with Willey and Phillips’ work, Method and Theory in American Archeology in which the pair stated that “American archeology is anthropology or it is nothing”...
These Articles Are Reproduced With Special Permission From Archeological Diggings Magazine For More Information And A Subscription, Please Visit www.DiggingsOnline.Com (Note: the first article in the list of contents is a personal account by the editor of some unusual...
Those who attended the recent meeting of the British Scientific Society were presented with an ancient mystery – the Lycurgos Cup. This is an ancient piece of glassware that has the curious property of appearing ruby red when light shines through it, but pea green...