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Roman Civilisation Travelled Further than History Books Tell Us

By Guest PostAugust 6, 2011Culture, Sciencearchaeologist, coin, danielle wootton, devon, earthwatch, excavation, history of the romans in britain, ioana oltean, largest roman settlement, metal detectorists, pas, portable antiquities scheme, quarry pits, roman cemetery, roman coins, roman invasion and occupation of devon, sam moorhead, south west peninsula of britain, university of exeter

A University of Exeter archaeologist’s research has uncovered the largest Roman settlement ever found in Devon. The discovery could force us to rewrite the history of the Romans in Britain.

The discovery of a large Roman Settlement in Devon was the result of a chance metal detecting coin find. Danielle Wootton, the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and archaeologist at the University of Exeter was called on to investigate further. (more…)

Living in a high-crime neighborhood may worsen children’s asthma

By Guest PostJune 3, 20101 commentHealthasthma, asthma in children, british columbia, canada, Chicago, chicago police department, childhood asthma, children's memorial hospital, elizabeth e. springston, exposure to violence, pas, pediatric academic societies, ruchi s. gupta, stress level, vancouver

Exposure to violent crime may exacerbate asthma in children, according to a study presented on Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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