A brief look at the current state of the ancient city of Babylon. Only 2% has been excavated. (via Once a glorious site, Babylon bears scars of history - CNN.com)
Source: CNN
House of the Telephus Relief excavation at Herculaneum enable reconstruction of timber roof from ancient Roman villa. (via House of the Telephus Relief: raising the roof on Roman real estate | Science | guardian.co.uk)
Source: Guardian
Eight years of reconstruction have produced 25 of 33 original Mediterranean stone warrior sculptures. Originally carved 2700 years ago, this smaller army predates China’s Terracotta Army and is the “only group of sculpted life-sized warriors ever found in Europe.” (via Prehistoric cybermen? Sardinia’s lost warriors rise from the dust - Archaeology - Science - The Independent)
Source: independent.co.uk
165 million year old song. The sounds of an extinct cricket from the Jurassic can be heard thanks to a reconstruction based on a fossil found in North East China. (via Bristol University | News from the University | Fossil love song)
Source: bristol.ac.uk
A decade of reconstruction and conservation went into preparing a rare 2,000 year-old Roman helmet for public presentation. (via Finishing a 3D, 2,000 year-old Roman jigsaw puzzle: the Hallaton helmet unveiled « British Museum blog)
Source: blog.britishmuseum.org
