Sew La Ti Embroidery: 05/01/16

Near East: Turkish villager issued permit to display Graeco-Roman artefacts in her garden

With her şalvar, a type of harem pants popular among villagers, and a red yemeni scarf, Hatun Dilci, 72, does not stand out among fellow residents of her village in the southern Turkish city of Adana. What distinguishes her from other women of Dilekkaya village on the outskirts of an ancient citadel, is that the garden of her humb…
Near East: Swiss return ancient cultural objects to Egypt

Switzerland has returned 32 cultural treasures dating from the Pharaonic and Roman periods to the Egyptian Embassy in Bern, the Federal Office of Culture announced on Monday. The objects had been involved in a cantonal criminal procedure.A selection of the 32 ancient artefacts recently returned to the Egyptian Embassy in Bern [Cre…
UK: Detectorist finds Mercury figurine in Yorkshire

A 2,000-year-old figurine of the Roman god Mercury has become the 1,000th archeological object this year to be officially recorded in North and East Yorkshire as part of a government-funded project.Portable Antiquities Scheme Find Liason Officer Rebecca Griffiths, holds the 2,000 year old figurine of the Roman God Mercury, at The …

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