Thursday - November 21, 2024
Archaeologist Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Thursday October 17, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Notre Dame Rome signs agreement with Rome's Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 16 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: During the Survey and Documentation of Historic Sites workshop, Notre Dame students explore the fragments of the Forma Urbis Romae overlaid on Giovanni Battista Nolli's 1748 map of the city. In September, Notre Dame Rome, part of the University of Notre Dame's global network, signed a three-year agreement with Rome's Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali (Superintendence of Cultural Heritage). This a  more

St Andrews Researchers Discover Hidden Tomb at Petra, Jordan
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Andrews issued the following news: A ground-breaking discovery of a secret tomb at one of the new seven wonders of the world has been made by a team of researchers, including academics from the University of St Andrews. Professor Richard Bates, from the St Andrews School of Earth and Environmental Science, was part of a collaboration carrying out research at Al-Khazneh, the Treasury Building, at the World Heritage Site of Petra,   more