Sunday, July 10, 2011

Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets

Telegraph: "A first-aid kit found on a 2,000-year-old shipwreck has provided a remarkable insight into the medicines concocted by ancient physicians to cure sailors of dysentery and other ailments."

Archaeologists Explore the Secrets of Bulgarian Pompei

Standart: "Bulgarian-British expedition resumed the excavations in the ancient city of Nikopolis-ad-Istrum near Veliko Tarnovo. This is the best preserved archaeological site in Bulgaria and a specialized Italian publication called it Bulgarian Pompei for its importance. "