Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Roman baths found on site of new City of York Council HQ

York Press: "What did the Romans ever do for York? Well, they certainly built some tremendous public baths – with hot and cold water – and archaeologists have now uncovered bathhouse foundations on the site of City of York Council’s new headquarters."

Giant Roman palace unearthed in Upper Egypt

Al-Masry Al-Youm: "A huge palace from the Roman ages (31-395 BC) has been discovered in the New Valley Governorate in Upper Egypt, the Ministry of Antiquities announced Monday."