Category Archives: Restoration

Vandals Deface Bronze Age Chalk Design Known as Uffington White Horse

Posted on June 10, 2010 by antiquitylives

Vandals recently defaced an ancient chalk design, known as the Uffington White Horse, by spray painting part of it purple. The figure, on what is now called White Horse Hill in England’s Oxfordshire county, dates to the Bronze Age and … Continue reading →

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Scaffolding Removed from the Parthenon

Posted on June 2, 2010 by antiquitylives

The scaffolding that has surrounded the Parthenon for 30 years has been temporarily removed. The famous Greek temple has been undergoing extensive restoration work, which is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Some scaffolding will be returned in September of … Continue reading →

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Plaster Slab Falls Off of the Colosseum

Posted on May 10, 2010 by antiquitylives

A slab of lime plaster fell off of the Colosseum in Rome early yesterday morning. A statement from Rome’s archaeological department confirmed that around 6:00 am local time “three plaster fragments came undone from the gallery of the central aisle … Continue reading →

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Iran Working to Preserve Persian Capital from Flood Damage

Posted on April 19, 2010 by antiquitylives

(function() {var s = document.createElement(‘SCRIPT’), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName(‘SCRIPT’)[0];s.type = ‘text/javascript’;s.src = ‘http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js’;s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1);})(); A team of Italian archaeologists recently spent a week at the ancient Persian site of Pasargadae in Iran, studying the destructive effects of the nearby Sivand Dam. … Continue reading →

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First Ramesside Tomb Discovered in Lower Egypt Along With 35 Roman Period Tombs

Posted on April 14, 2010 by antiquitylives

(function() {var s = document.createElement(‘SCRIPT’), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName(‘SCRIPT’)[0];s.type = ‘text/javascript’;s.src = ‘http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js’;s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1);})(); Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, today announced the discovery of the 19th Dynasty-era tomb of Ken-Amun at Tell el-Maskhuta in Ismailia. Zahi Hawass stated that the … Continue reading →

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Machu Picchu to Undergo Infrastructure Upgrades After Mudslide and Flood Damage

Posted on April 12, 2010 by antiquitylives

Machu Picchu is set to undergo infrastructure upgrades and changes to its tourism program after the site was closed for two months when the railway which connects the ancient Inca city to the outside world was damaged by mudslides and … Continue reading →

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Renovation to Modernize Luxor Underway While Many Fume in Silence

Posted on April 8, 2010 by antiquitylives

A large renovation and restoration project is currently underway in Luxor, home to Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Golf courses, five-star hotels, and an IMAX theater will appear in the city and lights will flood the Valley of the Kings … Continue reading →

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