Vienna

Mass grave for fighters in a Roman-era battle revealed in Vienna

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The pit where the bodies were deposited suggests a hasty or disorganized dumping of corpses. Every skeleton examined showed signs of injury — to the head, torso and pelvis in particular. “They have various different battle wounds, which rules out execution. It is truly a battlefield,” said Kristina Adler-Wölfl, head of Vienna city archaeological department. … Read more

How the storied Vienna Philharmonic returned to SoCal for the first time in a decade

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It had been a decade and a year since the Vienna Philharmonic came our way to remind us how, for this storied ensemble of like-minded musicians, the medium can be magically both the message and the massage. The orchestra produces a ravishment of sound both immaterial and downright tactile. The orchestra’s pair of concerts this … Read more