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Remains of a Roman Concrete Bridge-Aqueduct That Supplied Water to First-Century Caesaraugusta Found in Zaragoza https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/03/remains-of-a-roman-concrete-bridge-aqueduct-that-supplied-water-to-first-century-caesaraugusta-found-in-zaragoza/
Remains of a Roman Concrete Bridge-Aqueduct That Supplied Water to First-Century Caesaraugusta Found in Zaragoza
Reurbanization work around Plaza de San Miguel and the Coso has brought to light a previously unknown structure in the city. It is an arcade built with opus caementicium, the characteristic concrete of Roman engineering, which municipal archaeologists identify as part of a bridge, probably also func
stibA small glimpse into what goes on back of house at my work
#GLAM #WhenYouWorkAtAMuseum #naarm
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/melbourne-museum-hidden-world/106287890
#GLAM #WhenYouWorkAtAMuseum #naarm
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/melbourne-museum-hidden-world/106287890
(Paywalled) The noted English spy novelist Len Deighton has died at the grand old age of 97. His early novels captured the grittiness and often tawdry nature of Cold War espionage…
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/len-deighton-obituary-death-32565cvnk
Nina WillburgerThe site of Athribis in Upper Egypt has revealed more than 43,000 ostraca (pot sherds uses for with writing and drawing), offering remarkable insights into a thousand years of daily life in ancient Egypt.
One of my favourites shows a drawing of a shrew, the sacred animal of the god Haroeris.
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/news-and-publications/press-releases/press-releases/article/record-breaking-trove-of-information-upper-egypt-site-has-now-yielded-over-43000-inscribed-pot-sherds/
Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints
Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why.