Remains of Roman bath house found on Borough High Street [15 September 2011]

Remains of Roman bath house found on Borough High Street [15 September 2011]
Expanding the railroad across to the south bank of the Thames, construction workers came across remains of a Roman bath. Several nice pictures of the site.

AFP: History brought to life as Battle of Marathon re-enacted

AFP: History brought to life as Battle of Marathon re-enacted
Only 50 people showed up! And the Greek government wasn't interested, although the city of Marathon was. Three pictures accompany the article: note the nice greaves.

City archaeologists make filthy find

City archaeologists make filthy find
Why archaeology--even more-recent-than-classical--is fun (for some people): work on a subway (what else?) in Copenhagen has turned up an 18th-century public toilet, in which the environmental conditions have conspired to preserve the, uh, contents in such good condition that they retain their original odor. Some archaeologists find this sort of thing very exciting--see the quotes from them in the article. They are quite cute as they exclaim over their discoveries: eighteenth-century Danes were eating rye, not just barley!

Controversy over Pompeii funding | The Art Newspaper

Controversy over Pompeii funding The Art Newspaper
More Italian managerial brilliance.

'Tatooine' gives first direct proof of 2-sun planet – Light Years - CNN.com Blogs

'Tatooine' gives first direct proof of 2-sun planet – Light Years - CNN.com Blogs
Ok, not classical, but very cool: a planet has been found 200 light years from Earth. It has two suns and is informally being called "Tatooine," after Luke Skywalker's double-sun homeland.

Damnatio memoriae in Tripoli

In Tripoli's museum of antiquity only Gaddafi is lost in revolution World news The Guardian
From Sunday, 9/11/11: the director of the museum in Tripoli reports that only Gaddafi's 1960s vintage VW Beetle and his Jeep were damaged when rebels came through the museum, looking for a secret passage into Gaddafi's headquarters.
Museum staff say they had moved a lot of the most precious classical pottery and sculpture out of the museum in the past few months, in preparation for the final chaos when Tripoli fell, so that stuff is safe in an undisclosed location (we hope). They also say that during his reign, Gaddafi forced the museum to take a lot of his crap into prime locations in its galleries, and they are happy to see it suffer damnatio memoriae.

Arizona church is house of prostitution, police say - CNN.com

Arizona church is house of prostitution, police say - CNN.com
In exchange for a donation, the Phoenix Goddess Temple will help you get in touch with the life force within you and provide a healing tantric experience. Or, you can pay them for sex.
Why is this on my blog? I am thinking of how totally legal this thing would be in classical Athens.