Posted on 08/11/2006 10:52:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Cultural Heritage announced that after almost fifty years of silence, one of Malta's most fascinating Roman catacombs has been re-discovered by officers of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage within a traffic roundabout close to the Malta International Airport.
(Excerpt) Read more at di-ve.com ...
Archaeological discovery at Hal Resqun l/o GudjaThe important archaeological discovery was made at Hal Resqun, a site on the outskirts of Gudja. The discovery consists of a Roman Catacomb which had been originally excavated by Sir Temistocles Zammit in 1912. However since then the catacomb has been completely obliterated under a wave of debris and asphalt. The Hal Resqun tomb is of particular scientific interest for Maltas archaeology due in part to the refined use of decoration within the tomb. These decorative scheme in the catacomb imitates Roman architectural motifs, such as a number of fluted columns etched into the rock face of the tomb.
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Aug 11, 2006, 17:45 CET
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Cool post
Wow, great rediscovery !!
Oooh, sounds like some slide-scanning and photo posting is called for here. :')
It's amazing how the Romans were so far ahead of their time that they picked the best possible location for the airport. ;')
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