Surrogate stone
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The restored Temple of Aesculapius at the Mirobriga site at Santiago do Cacem, Portugal, appears to have been fabricated in 1966 by archaeologist Fernando de Almeida. The temple rests on foundations from the mid-first century AD, but there is no evidence to support de Almeida's restoration. Many parts of the temple have been traced to nearby ruins, including cornices from a medieval chapel, columns from baths and an inscription of unknown provenance, unrelated to Mirobriga or Aesculapius. Unfortunately, the temple has been accepted in local culture, entered in guidebooks and even cited by distinguished scholars.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1996
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What killed the babies of Lugnano?
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Certain portions of an enormous villa excavated near the hill town of Lugnano in Teverina, Rome, contains an infant cemetery which was built 2,000 years ago. There are indications that a large number of infants may have died of certain severe epidemic, probably because of malaria. Three types of malaria have been identified. DNA analysis and other laboratory tests are being conducted to confirm the reason for the epidemic which killed infants of various ages.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1995
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Summer on the River Styx
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Travelers in Italy decided to visit the site known as the Baths of the River Styx, located about 30 miles northwest of Rome. There are ruins of an Etruscan spa and Roman baths discovered by Lidio Gasperini in the 1970s. An 18th-century spa is located nearby as well. Unfortunately, in summer the hot springs were unbearably stifling, suggesting an entrance to the underworld.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1999
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