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Tag Archives: Archaeology
Replica of Byzantine ship to sail next year in Turkey
Yenikapı 12, a replica of a ship built during the Middle Ages that was unearthed during metro project excavations, will be launched at sea next year within the scope of a project coordinated by Istanbul University. One of 36 sunken … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantium in the News, Istanbul
Tagged Archaeology, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul, navy
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Fresco-Hunting Photo Expedition the Byzantine churches and chapels of Western Bulgaria
I started this blog to make Byzantium ‘live’ for people today. Far from being an obscure subject to be left only to dry academic research (which can sometimes be non-inclusive), I have tried to show that Byzantium does live for … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine Travel
Tagged ancient history, archaeological field school, Archaeology, basilica, Bulgaria, Byzantine, Byzantium, field school, Fresco, history
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Join the Byzantine digs and expeditions of Balkan Heritage in South Eastern Europe!
I started this blog to make Byzantium ‘live’ for people today. Far from being an obscure subject to be left only to dry academic research (which can sometimes be non-inclusive), I have tried to show that Byzantium does live for … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine Travel
Tagged ancient history, archaeological field school, Archaeology, basilica, Bitola, Bulgaria, Byzantine, Byzantine history, Byzantium, Constantinople, Emperor, field school, Fresco, Heraclea, history, Huns, Livy, Macedonia, New Bulgarian University, Odessos, Ohrid, Ostrogoths, Philip II of Macedon, Slavs, Stobi, student field trips, Thessaloniki, Varna, Via Egnatia
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Byzantine-era street uncovered in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Archaeologists said that they have unearthed a section of a stone street in Jerusalem that provides important new evidence about the city’s commercial life 1,500 years ago. The 19-foot (5.8-meter) section of street passes from the west into … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantium in the News
Tagged Archaeologists, Archaeology, Byzantine, Byzantium, hurch of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Madaba
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