Romans in Israel, Greeks in Pompeii and an Abby in England - Ep 135

Your news for the week includes a Roman basilica, the largest found in Israel, uncovered in the city of Ashkelon. Next is a preserved, mummified, body of a freed Greek slave that lived in Pompeii. Finally, we go to England to find the remains of an Abbey that fell into disuse in the 1500s. Links * 2000 Year Old Basilica Unearthed in Ashkelon [https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-basilica-unearthed-in-ashkelon-669665] * Archaeologists find mummy, evidence of Greek in Pompeii * Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii [https://phys.org/news/2021-08-archaeologists-skeleton-evidence-greek-pompeii.html] * Stunningly preserved mummy of slave found in Pompeii graveyard [https://www.livescience.com/pompeii-mummy-slave-porta-sarno.html] * Archaeologists recover lost part of St. Mary's Abbey [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/archaeological-dig-at-museum-gardens-in-york-reveals-lost-buildings-that-were-once-part-of-medieval-st-marys-abbey-3345871] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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