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More on the origins of Venice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

A. J. Ammerman
Affiliation:
Department of Classics, Colgate University, Hamilton NY 13346, USA
M. De Min
Affiliation:
Soprintendenza per i Beni Ambientali e Architettonici, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy
R. Housley
Affiliation:
Oxford University Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, England
C. E. McClennen
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton NY 13346, USA

Extract

Three years ago, ANTIQUITY reported a first archaeological insight into the origins of Venice. The city's historical records, famously good and full for its flourishing, say very little about the beginnings. This second report includes direct evidence from Piazza San Marco, the heart of the city.

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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1995

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