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#romanarchaeology

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Nina Willburger

For #FrescoFriday a #Roman wall painting from the Casa dei Cervi in Herculaneum, depicting Cupids playing hide and seek. I especially like the one who covers his eyes -  nothing has changed since #Roman times.
In Roman wall painting of the 1st century AD, scenes depicting Cupid in everyday activities were very popular.

Dating 50/60 AD. Now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale,

Photo: Egisto Sani, flic.kr/p/dyJq5e

A fresco depicting three small winged figures in a dimly lit room playinghide and seek. One figure stands in a doorway on the left, partially in shadow. The central figure is running to the right, with a surprised expression and greenish wings. The third figure, also winged, stands at the far right covering their face with both hands. The background features muted earth tones and architectural elements like a door and wall panels, with visible cracks in the painting.
#RomanArchaeology#archaeology
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Archaeology News :verified:

Nescot ritual shaft reveals Romano-British dog burials and sacrificial practices

A recent study by Dr. Ellen Green, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, has revealed new insights into one of the most significant discoveries of ritual animal deposits in Roman Britain...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/03/nes

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Nescot ritual shaft reveals Romano-British dog burials and sacrificial practices A recent study by Dr. Ellen Green, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, has revealed new insights into one of the most significant discoveries of ritual animal deposits in Roman Britain. The excavation at the former Animal Husbandry Center of Nescot College in Ewell, Surrey, produced evidence of an ancient Roman quarry pit that had been repurposed as a ritual shaft. The site contained a staggering 5,436 dog remains, at least 140 individual canines, and is considered one of the biggest dog assemblages ever excavated from the Romano-British period...
#archaeology#archeology#archaeologynews
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Novetus

For #Findsfriday, we have a find from the #Roman #massgrave in #Vienna, #Simmering. It consists of several scales of Roman #scalearmour, also known as lorica squamata. Scale armour appears in our region from the year 100, influenced by #cavalry #soldiers from the east of the empire.
What is particularly interesting is that the scales from the Hasenleitengasse have square perforations - unusual, as these holes are normally round

Photo: A. Öcsi / Novetus GmbH The picture shows an archaeological excavation site. Human bones can be seen in the soil, with a fragment of scale armour underneath. The preserved scales are greenish in colour due to the patina. The scales are rectangular on the upper side and have two square perforations. The underside ends in a rounding.
#Archaeology#romanarchaeology#Wien
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