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Bronze coins reveal Roman age of austerity

Bronze coins reveal Roman age of austerity | Science News | Scoop.it

The 2,118 bronze coins, found by archaeologists excavating a site at Maundown, near Wiveliscombe, before Wessex Water built a new water treatment plant, may be evidence of financial crisis in Romano-British Somerset.

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Roman presence in the region of Maya thousands of years before Columbus’s arrival - Maya researchers “astounded” by Comalcalco brick

Roman presence in the region of Maya thousands of years before Columbus’s arrival - Maya researchers “astounded” by Comalcalco brick | Science News | Scoop.it

After years of hosting legitimate archaeological research within its 365 acre nature reserve and through its Natural History Centre, Chaa Creek Maya research coordinators said they are astounded by the revelations surrounding news of the so-called Comalcalco brick discovered in Mexico. Some of the startling finds could indicate an ancient Roman presence in the region thousands of years before Columbus’s arrival, according to researchers at the Comalcalco archaeological site.

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