May 2012
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DO ANCIENT ROMAN ARTIFACTS REVEAL THE WORLD’S... →
Watch the video only if you have only a passing acquaintance with science, archaeology, and/or history. The comments I left on that ridiculous post: To answer in one word the question posed by the title of this post: No.  To answer it in two words: Hell no. Problem #1 in this video is his tacit endorsement of (albeit casual) archaeological looting. This is clearly what the author means by...
May 30th
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May 9th
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Flower power restores colour to ancient Rome →
Italian archaeologists on Saturday inaugurated new flower gardens in the ruins of ancient Roman palaces on the Palatine Hill in a colourful reconstruction of what the area may have looked like 2,000 years ago. Purple petunias, white leadworts and medicinal vervain have been planted in the ruins of courtyards and shrines where scribes of the time described luxurious gardens created in imitation...
May 6th
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