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Last Week in Pleiades (13-20 November 2023)

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Last week, the editorial college published 14 new and 187 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (13-20 November 2023)

Map of most of Europe (including the British Isles), north Africa (as far south as the Gulf of Aden), and much of Asia (including the Bay of Bengal). Orange "plus sign" icons indicate updated place resources and bright pink dots indicate new places.

New Place Resources

  • Minoan tomb in the Mesara Plain in south-central Crete dated to the Early Minoan II period (ca. 2200-2050 BCE) and in use until the Middle Minoan III period (ca. 1750-1675 BCE).
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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  • Minoan tomb in the Mesara Plain in south-central Crete constructed during the Early Minoan I period (ca. 3100-2650 BCE) and expanded later in the Prepalatial and Protopalatial periods (through 1700 BCE).
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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  • The remains of a Roman arch at Syracuse dated soon after the deduction of the Roman colony of 21 BCE.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • Settlement in the Kouris Valley (southwestern Cyprus) dated to the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2500-1670 BCE).
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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  • Burial site in the modern town of Lapithos in northern Cyprus containing burials dated to the Geometric Period.
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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  • A Byzantine church located within the fortified acropolis of Aperlae.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • Hilltop structure in the Mesara Plain in south-central Crete in use during throughout the Minoan period. Two Tholos tombs are located north of the building.
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
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  • The Roman Bridge of Chaves is also referred to as the Bridge of Trajan. It is dated to the late first or early second century CE.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • The Roman Theater of Side dates to the second century CE.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • Stoidis, an island off the Indian coast mentioned by Pliny the Elder, was famous for it pearls.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • A Roman temple at Side dating to the reign of Antoninus Pius.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
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  • The Theater of ancient Sicyon dates to either the late fourth or early third century BC. It was restructured after 146 B.C.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Tom Elliott
  • The ancient theater of Tarquimpol is located at the ancient settlement of Decempagi, present-day Tarquimpol, in the Moselle department. The theater was revealed by aerial photography in 1981; the theater measures approximately 117 meters in diameter and could accommodate up to 16,000 people.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors: Tom Elliott
  • A cave sanctuary, dedicated to the Nymphs, located on the east side of Mount Ossa's western "Psila Dendra" ridge north of the modern village of Spilia. Epigraphic and other evidence indicates the sanctuary was active from the Classical through Roman periods.
    Creators: Tom Elliott
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