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This is a nice statuette now on display at the Museum of Gloucester for the first time. It was found recently during a shopping center development. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/roman-artefact-dug-up-during-7569697 https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/new-vision-modernise-kings-walk-6618399#

Three beautiful early Roman sculptures along with other artifacts will be removed from the Getty museum in California and will be repatriated to Italy. https://www.archaeology.org/news/10826-220913-italy-repatriation-sculptures https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-returns-stolen-italian-sculptures-from-the-getty-museum/ https://amp.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/12/getty-museum-to-send-stolen-terracotta-statues-back-to-italy

It’s good to see life returning to some form of normalcy: The UK’s premier Roman re-enactment society will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in Cirencester next weekend. The Ermine Street Guard will be holding a special free event – Romans Return - at Cirencester Amphitheatre on Sunday, September 18 as part of its birthday celebrations. https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/21224529.ermine-street-guard-coming-cirencester-amphitheatre/ Thank you Roman Britain News @Roman_Britain for bringing this event to my attention.

LoL. Probably the same person.

I don’t understand this at all. Although I appreciate the enthusiasm to promote the appreciation of Roman Britain, this project seems rather kitschy: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-62820751

A Roman mosaic held for years in a Los Angeles storage facility has been repatriated to Italy: According to officials involved the case, the mosaic appeared in “cultural property records” in 1909. Then, in 1959, the mosaic resurfaced in a newspaper advertisement for sale in the Los Angeles area. No details surrounding the former owner’s acquisition of the piece have been released. According to the FBI, the owner offered to repatriate the work after learning it was unsellable due to lack of sufficient provenance information. Italy’s police force, the Carabinieri, authenticated the mosaic and worked with the owner to facilitate its return to Rome, which occurred in April. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-mosaic-repatriated-to-italy-1234638576/amp/ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/09/06/fbi-returns-roman-mosaic-italy

A turret along Hadrian’s Wall has been discovered near Newcastle during a construction project. Berm obstacle pit – Image Credit : PCA Pre-Construct Archaeology https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/09/archaeologists-uncover-remains-of-roman-turret-at-hadrians-wall/144602?amp

A skull found in a duck pond in Fulstow, England launched a murder investigation. Forensic studies, however, suggest the individual was alive during the Roman period, between AD 276 and 342. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-62839169

I found this excellent article below very helpful on the subject with numismatic evidence. It appears that Sol was probably always part of the Roman Empire's pantheon of gods (at least till the outlawing of pagan gods by Theodoseus I in AD 381). It was not till Aurelian, however, that Sol was elevated to the highest position among the gods (reign AD 270-275). Sol and Oriens on Roman Coins (forumancientcoins.com) I'm sorry I missed your original post. Below is an older post on the subject.

Fossils of a dinosaur, known as the Hadrosaur, were found with the skin intact in the badlands of Calgary, Canada. https://allthatsinteresting.com/canadian-hadrosaur-fossil

Below is a thorough and very well-produced video on the entire history of Roman Britain. (It is also available on podcast, too.) I stumbled on this during a bout of insomnia. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-time/id1385144701?i=1000545374653

A portion of the Roman road Via Flaminia have been excavated outside the city of Rome. http://archeologialazio.beniculturali.it/it/238/news/1469/a-riano-emersi-due-tratti-dell-antica-via-flaminia_ Via Flaminia - Wikipedia (Special thanks to Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger for bringing this article to my attention)

Here is a brief press release about Roman pottery shards found in an archaeological digs near Driffield, Britain. The above shard depicts a dog. The location is thought to be “one of the earliest examples of Roman settlement north of the Humber estuary.” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-62769708

Here is an excellent video on getting dressed in Roman Britain.

There are many reasons for the Byzantine Empire outlasting the Western Empire: geography, Greek Fire weaponry, leadership, diplomacy, etc. (See the link below). This short video emphasizes the geographic military advantages of Constantinople: https://historycollection.com/7-reasons-byzantine-empire-lasted-long/3/

The excavation of the large Roman temple building in Britain at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich, continues to reveal fascinating discoveries. Even after the defeat of Boudica and her Iceni tribe in AD 60-61, the native Iceni people continued to engage with the Roman culture around them. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-62677813 Here is a previous post on other recent excavations in the area.

After visiting the Getty Villa Museum garden, Max Miller has been inspired to create his own Roman Garden. (The Getty Villa, located in the Los Angeles area, was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum.) Here’s another great video by Max:

We have already discussed the irregular dice found at Roman sites. (See post below.) Here’s an interesting video on Roman gaming:

Recent droughts have resulted in many fortuitous discoveries. (See posts below.) A severe drought in Texas has revealed dinosaur tracks 113 million yeas old: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drought-reveals-new-dinosaur-tracks-texas-rcna44533

Europe’s drought and heatwave revealed an ancient Roman military camp complex, Aquis Querquennis, as water levels in the Lima River in Galicia, Spain, dropped. GALIDRONE Screengrab from Farodevigo's Twitter Recent droughts have impacted the regional landscapes throughout the world. This drought in northwestern Spain has revealed new findings at the military site at Aquis Querquennis when reservoir levels fell around 50%. Aquis Querquennis is a Roman fort in Ourense Province, Galicia. It was constructed circa 69-79 AD to house soldiers building the Via XVIII and was occupied by the Legio VII Gemina until that unit was posted to Dacia in 120 AD and the fort abandoned. Wikipedia https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article264947409.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquis_Querquennis

More information: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-08-25/archaeologists-discover-one-of-the-largest-phallic-sculptures-of-ancient-rome.html?outputType=amp

David: Welcome. I try to post up-to-date news about Britain archaeology in the sub forum “Archaeology News: Britain and Roman-Britain.” Please also consider posting.

Another day, another phallus discovered. This time it is in Córdoba, Spain. Findings of these depictions were common in Ancient Rome. Many phallic imagines have been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall, for example. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/giant-phallic-carving-from-roman-period-found-during-excavations-in-cordoba/144522?amp

An aqueduct may have been discovered at Caistor Saint Edmund in the UK, the site of the ancient Roman town Venta Icenorum. It is believed that the pipeline was located underground. The Roman town of Venta Icenorum https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/roman-aqueduct-found-at-caistor-st-edmund-9231042

The town of Cupra Marittima in the Italian region of Marche on the Adriatic coast once was an important Roman city involved in Adriatic Sea commerce. Archaeologists have recovered remnants of a first century AD temple with the rare-finding of colored paint still intact. (Location of Cupra Marittima) https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/italy-cupra-temple-interior-discovery-scn/index.html