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"Incredible" Roman statues unearthed in England's HS2 rail excavation
cnn ^ | 29th October 2021 | Amy Woodyatt,

Posted on 10/29/2021 4:41:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Two complete statues of a woman and a man, along with the head of a child, were found at the site of the old St Mary's Norman church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, south east England, while archeologists were excavating a ditch around the foundations of an Anglo-Saxon tower.

As experts working on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project dug down, they found the three "stylistically Roman" busts,

Two of the busts were made up of a head and torso which had been split apart, which experts say "is not entirely unusual," because statues were commonly vandalized before being torn down.

Experts also retrieved an "incredibly well-preserved" hexagonal glass Roman jug -- which, though it is presumed to be over 1,000 years old, had large pieces intact -- as well as large roof tiles, painted wall plaster and Roman cremation urns.

The team believe that the site -- a natural mound, covered with soil to make a taller mound -- may have been a Bronze Age burial site. This was later replaced by a square building, which experts think is a Roman mausoleum.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: britannia; england; europe; godsgravesglyphs; history; roman; romanempire; statues

1 posted on 10/29/2021 4:41:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 10/29/2021 4:42:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

England should thank their lucky stars that they had Western Civilization delivered to them.


3 posted on 10/29/2021 4:43:47 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: BenLurkin

“Two of the busts were made up of a head and torso which had been split apart, which experts say “is not entirely unusual,” because statues were commonly vandalized before being torn down.”

Dang leftists groups were around back then too.


4 posted on 10/29/2021 4:46:09 PM PDT by Revel
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To: BenLurkin

Pretty interesting stuff. That kind of artwork at a distant part of the empire like Britannia.


5 posted on 10/29/2021 4:47:03 PM PDT by Half_Retired
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To: Paladin2

Well they’re allowing it to be drained away the last few years


6 posted on 10/29/2021 4:47:15 PM PDT by raygunfan ( )
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To: Paladin2

They returned the favor by bringing civilization to the much of the world; from the Cape of Good Hope to the Yukon Territory, and from Hong Kong to Belize.


7 posted on 10/29/2021 4:47:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Good Point. They also added to and improved upon it. So they get credit for that.


8 posted on 10/29/2021 4:50:55 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: BenLurkin

A good example of one of those rare cultural or historical type stories that CNN in not always that bad at reporting.


9 posted on 10/29/2021 4:54:37 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: BenLurkin

How cool!


10 posted on 10/29/2021 4:55:59 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Paladin2
"England should thank their lucky stars that they had Western Civilization delivered to them."

Ouch.

Now they wait for modern dentistry.

11 posted on 10/29/2021 4:58:17 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: BenLurkin
The team believe that the site -- a natural mound, covered with soil to make a taller mound -- may have been a Bronze Age burial site

Very likely. Humans not only bury the dead, they bury the civilization.

12 posted on 10/29/2021 5:08:25 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: raygunfan

Islam is totally antithetical to WC.


13 posted on 10/29/2021 5:08:30 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: BenLurkin

I find it, “credible”.


14 posted on 10/29/2021 5:09:38 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Sirius Lee

Alas, the Western Canon has come to Pokemon, Kardashian, Tide-Pods and emojis.

Even as they emphasize it, professional writers misuse the word “incredible.”

ROMA AMISSA EST.

;-)


15 posted on 10/29/2021 5:16:27 PM PDT by golux
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To: BenLurkin

Roman Colonizers! Destroy! Destroy!


16 posted on 10/29/2021 5:19:14 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (4th time in FB prison this year. Reason? I wrote a quick synopsis of why I was in the last 3 times.)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.

17 posted on 10/30/2021 9:12:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: golux

That’s incredible..........................


18 posted on 11/02/2021 5:19:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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