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'Pompeii of the North' - Museum of London Archaeology dig
Topic Started: Apr 9 2013, 03:00 PM (324 Views)
Claire_M Apr 9 2013, 03:00 PM Post #1
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 Not that Vindolanda has any competition from the southerners or anything.... http://www.museumoflondonarchaeology.org.uk/NewsProjects/Current-News/Pompeii+of+the+north.htm

Also available at http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/archaeologists-uncover-pompeii-north-during-1820729 and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/8000-artefacts-and-rising-city-dig-pronounced-the-most-important-ever-in-london-8566348.html
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Claire_M Apr 11 2013, 06:44 AM Post #2
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 It's very exciting and I'm all for new discoveries, particularly when they get people interested in archaeology/ancient history. From the odd comment I've heard (so don't shoot me as it's not much more than rumour), the tablets are stylus-type palimpsest. There is a good shot of one on this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22103659

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