Italian archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a kiln used to incinerate plague victims in what at the time was thought be “the end of the world.” The pottery remains were dated back to the third century A.D., a time when a series of epidemics now dubbed the “Plague of Cyprian” ravaged the Roman Empire, which included Egypt. Deaths related to kilns The kilns “killed more than 5,000 people a day in Rome alone,” wrote Francesco Tiradritti, director of the project, in the latest issue of Egyptian Archaeology, a publication from the Egypt Exploration Society. In history the site developed a…
Ancient Kilns Discovered To Deal With "End of World"
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.