“Now we are forced to pay home rent and spend such an amount of money for food that what we earn isn’t enough for the family,” she said.
The victims were all male. Most were aged 20 to 30 years old and generally showed signs of good dental health.Carbon-14 analysis helped date the bones to between 80 and 130 A.D. That was cross-checked against known history of relics found in the grave – armor, helmet cheek protectors, the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae.
The most indicative clue came from a rusty dagger of a type in use specifically between the middle of the 1st century and the start of the second.The research continues: Only one victim has been confirmed as a Roman warrior. Archaeologists hope DNA and strontium isotope analysis will help further identify the fighters, and whose side they were on.“The most likely theory at the moment is that this is connected to the Danube campaigns of Emperor Domitian — that’s 86 to 96 A.D.,” Adler-Wölfl said.
City archaeologists said the discovery also reveals the early signs of the founding of a settlement that would become the Austrian capital of today.Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed.
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros ($8.5 million) intended for sale on the black market.
The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan burial site discovered by a farmer tilling his land in 2015, authorities said. They were tipped off by photographs of artifacts and the site that were circulating on the black market that resembled objects found on the farmer’s land.“It’s what I’ve been given to learn the truth,” he continued. “There’s a way that I’m learning to be with hard times when things arise. It’s like ‘Good, yes, thank you.’ I’m willing to learn these lessons.”
Believe it or not, Smith is set to embark on his first-ever headline tour this summer.He is structuring the shows around different phases of his life and career: One featuring Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, another highlighting his film and TV journey and third act he calls the “new phase, new energy,” where Jeff and others will return to the stage.
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