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Roman hypogeum mausoleum emerges in Quarto (Naples) during construction work

Roman hypogeum mausoleum emerges in Quarto (Naples) during construction work

During the construction of a property with a productive character in Quarto, in the province of Naples, archaeological remains of considerable interest have emerged : an underground mausoleum dating back to Roman times. The discovery was made known b...
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Etruscan artifacts from San Donnino seized by Carabinieri TPC: two-year ICR study project kicks off

Etruscan artifacts from San Donnino seized by Carabinieri TPC: two-year ICR study project kicks off

The Central Institute for Restoration has launched an articulated two-year scientific project dedicated to the study, research and conservation of Etruscan archaeological finds seized in 2024 by the Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (TPC) Comma...
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Turkey, Bronze Age idols discovered in western Anatolia.

Turkey, Bronze Age idols discovered in western Anatolia.

The world of archaeology is focusing on Tavşanlı Höyük, an importantBronze Age site located inwestern Anatolia (included in present-day Turkey), where excavations conducted during 2025 uncovered a substantial number of finds of extraordin...
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Roman oil lamp decorated with a mask discovered in the Netherlands, a unicum in the country

Roman oil lamp decorated with a mask discovered in the Netherlands, a unicum in the country

During archaeological excavations in the Nutriciaterrein area of Cuijk, in the province of North Brabant, in the north of the Netherlands, a find believed to be extremely rare has emerged: a Roman oil lamp finely decorated with a mask. The discovery ...
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Pompeii, waiting bench discovered in front of the famous Villa of Mysteries

Pompeii, waiting bench discovered in front of the famous Villa of Mysteries

Recent archaeological investigations in Pompeii have uncovered a find that presents new insights into social and daily life in the ancient Vesuvian city. In the northwestern area of the Villa of the Mysteries, one of the site's best-known residential...
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Rome, discovery in Palazzetto Venezia: three medals of Pope Paul II from 1465

Rome, discovery in Palazzetto Venezia: three medals of Pope Paul II from 1465

Rome continues to return treasures buried beneath its millennia-old layers. In the heart of the city, a small but valuable fragment of Renaissance history has resurfaced during excavations for the construction of the Underground Line C underway in Pi...
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Manduria, Hellenistic chamber tomb found during work on sewerage system

Manduria, Hellenistic chamber tomb found during work on sewerage system

A new archaeological discovery has emerged in Manduria, in the province of Taranto, during work on sewer trunks in via Scarciglia. Under the scientific direction of the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Brindisi, ...
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Arena di Verona: restoration work with Art Bonus worth 14 million euros

Arena di Verona: restoration work with Art Bonus worth 14 million euros

Enhancement work on theRoman amphitheater Arena di Verona began in 2024 as part of the national Art Bonus program dedicated to the protection of cultural heritage. The operation, with a total value of 14 million euros, was entirely financed through l...
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Freiburg, medieval toy factory discovered during archaeological excavations

Freiburg, medieval toy factory discovered during archaeological excavations

In Germany, archaeological excavations conducted in the area earmarked for the construction of the new Oberfinanzschule (School of Economics) in Freiburg have uncovered an unexpected and historically interesting discovery: a medieval kiln used for th...
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Sicily, a helmet from the 241 BC Battle of the Egadi recovered at sea.

Sicily, a helmet from the 241 BC Battle of the Egadi recovered at sea.

A recovery that sheds new light on one of the most significant episodes in ancient Mediterranean history. In the waters of the Egadi Islands, last August (but the news was not released until this morning), a bronze helmet of the "Montefortino" type, ...
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Selinunte, Terna funds anastylosis of Temple G with 1 million euros

Selinunte, Terna funds anastylosis of Temple G with 1 million euros

One million euros from Terna for theanastylosis of Temple G in Selinunte. In fact, the company that manages the national electricity grid will contribute this amount to the co-financing of the intervention involving Temple G, one of the most impressi...
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University of Turin, first study to be conducted on petitions from the lower classes in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt

University of Turin, first study to be conducted on petitions from the lower classes in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt

For the first time, a systematic analysis of the legal-administrative procedures that governed the petitions for justice filed by the less affluent classes in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt will be conducted at theUniversity of Turin. The project, support...
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Tarquinia, major archaeological discovery: Etruscan chamber tomb found intact

Tarquinia, major archaeological discovery: Etruscan chamber tomb found intact

In the Tarquinia necropolis of Monterozzi, recognized as a Unesco heritage site together with that of Banditaccia in Cerveteri, the first excavation campaign promoted by the Archaeological Park of Cerveteri and Tarquinia was recently concluded. The i...
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132 Tharros artifacts kept since the 1800s in the UK will return to Sardinia: agreement signed in Brighton

132 Tharros artifacts kept since the 1800s in the UK will return to Sardinia: agreement signed in Brighton

An agreement was formalized yesterday at the Brighton and Hove Museum between the British museum institution and the Mont'e Prama Foundation for the return of 132 archaeological artifacts from the necropolis of Tharros, which will become part of the ...
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Discovery on Mount Carmel of the oldest known cross between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals

Discovery on Mount Carmel of the oldest known cross between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals

An archaeological discovery from Israel that marks an important milestone for the history of human evolution: an international team of researchers fromTel Aviv University and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has in fact ident...
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Abu Dhabi, Christian cross discovered in excavation of ancient monastery

Abu Dhabi, Christian cross discovered in excavation of ancient monastery

Important archaeological discovery in the United Arab Emirates: a plaster cross from an ancient Christian monastery (the remains of which remain today) that was located on the island of Sir Bani Yas, off the coast of the Al Dhafra region in the emira...
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