Archeology from Pages For Sages

Read before the Royal Society on June 13, 1751, Observations on the Roman Colonies and Stations in Cheshire and Lancashire, by Thomas Percival, Esq; communicated by Hugh Lord Willoughby of Parham, F.R.S. presents Mr. Percival's observations on the camps, structures and other remains of the Roman occupation of Britain. The paper would be of special value to anyone who is… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society on April 10, 1755, these two letters provide descriptions of some of the important items recovered during the excavation of the ruins of Herculaneum. The letters are "Extract of a Letter from Camillo Paderni, dated at Naples, January 1755" and "Copy of a Letter from a learned Gentleman of Naples, dated February 25, 1755, concerning… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society of London on April 9, 1761, Additional Observations upon some Plates of white Glass found at Herculaneum: In a Letter to Charles Morton, M.D. R.S.S. By J. Nixon, A.M. and F.R.S. deals with new information gleaned from the relics obtained from the ruins of Herculaneum. Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society on February 12 and 19, 1756, "An Account of the late Discoveries of Antiquities at Herculaneum, &c. in Two Letters from Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Museum Herculanei, to Thomas Hollis, Esq; Translated from the Italian by Robert Watson, M.D. F.R.S." contained two letters that discussed many of the items of interest recovered during the… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society on November 19, 1772, Further Remarks upon a Denarius of the Venturian Family, with an Etruscan Inscription on the Reverse, formerly considered. In a Letter to Matthew Maty, M. D. Sec, R. S. from the Reverend John Swinton, B. D. F. R. S. Custos Archivorum of the University of Oxford, Member of the Academy degli… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society in 1750, "An Extract of a Letter, dated May 2, 1750, from Mr. Freeman at Naples, to the right honourable Lady Mary Capel, relating to the Ruins of Herculaneum.", contains Mr. Freeman's personal observations as he went through the then-existing excavation of Herculaneum. He describes structures, statues, paintings, and even household goods that had been… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society on January 26, 1749, "Remarks on the Principal Paintings found in the subterranean city of Herculaneum, and at present in the Possession of the King of Naples; by ____ Blondeau Esq; communicated by Tho. Stack, M. D. & F. R. S.", contains descriptions of paintings uncovered by the excavations of the destroyed city of Herculaneum.… Read more about this item