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Drone surveys mapping Neapolis in Tunisia

Started by Duncan Head, August 20, 2021, 11:13:40 AM

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Duncan Head

August 20, 2021, 11:13:40 AM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1478573/archaeology-news-astounded-storm-strange-stones-ancient-roman-city-spt

The Neapolis ruins on the Tunisian coast were in the news a few years ago - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/8/31/major-roman-ruins-discovered-underwater-in-tunisia for instance - but archaeologists have now managed to map together the land and underwater bits.
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Imperial Dave

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August 20, 2021, 12:45:58 PM
Ancient relics: Stone columns were found sitting peacefully on the seabed

as opposed to behaving badly one presumes?
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Duncan Head

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August 20, 2021, 02:47:38 PM
As opposed to rolling?
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Nick Harbud

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August 23, 2021, 02:01:56 PM
I have never seen a stone column sit before.    ???
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Imperial Dave

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August 24, 2021, 09:58:02 PM
they tend to recline sultrily
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