Morocco unearths Roman-era second century site in Rabat
Rabat, MoroccoReuters Moroccan archaeologists said on Friday they uncovered a Roman-era site in Rabat containing a port district, a bath and a cemetery dating back to the second century. The archaeological site, now the third largest in Morocco, will offer insight into the lives of Roman settlers and romanised Moroccans or Mauro-Romans in that era, lead archaeologist […]
Heritage “disaster”: Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
ABBY SEWELL and ALBERT AJI, of Associated Press, report on the issues facing the preservation and restoration of Syria’s ancient heritage sites…
Subterranean Roman building discovery a new step in uncovering history of Leicester Cathedral site
Norwich, UK A decade ago, Leicester Cathedral caught the attention of the world when the body of King Richard III, killed in the 1485 Battle of Bosworth, was reburied within the cathedral after his body was discovered in a carpark across the road. Now Leicester Cathedral has hit the headlines again when a unique religious subterranean […]
Snapshot: Roman ruins at Timgad, Algeria
See JAMIL KABAR’s image…
BATTLE OF CARTHAGE: TUNISIA DEMOLISHES HOMES TO PROTECT ANCIENT SITE
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from north Africa…