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Volcano Lovers: Exhibition review, Hypo Kunsthalle, Munich, November 2013 – 23 March 2014

Artifacts of Material History | November 29, 2013

Fig. 1: Bacchus and Mount Vesuvius, Fresco, Pompeii, House of the Centenary, AD 68–79, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, (Photo © Fotografica Foglia, Naples) By...

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Edges of Empire – the new excavations at Binchester Roman town, UK
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Edges of Empire – the new excavations at Binchester Roman town, UK

Classics | December 22, 2010

by Gary Devore and Michael Shanks Binchester Barrack block turned abattoir - the late cattle ranch in the corner of the fort. The town extended beyond over much...

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Artifacts of Material History | June 29, 2017 | 0 comments

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Controversies | April 28, 2017 | 0 comments

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