Archaeology

Wreck of largest medieval ship ever found emerges off Copenhagen

For more than six centuries, the waters off Copenhagen in Denmark have held a ship destined to redefine knowledge of navigation and trade in the Middle Ages. The discovery involves Svælget 2, the largest medieval crock (a type of ship in use du...
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Restorations at Hôtel-Dieu in Toulouse, France, unearth a walled medieval mullioned window

In the context of the restoration campaigns of the facades of theHôtel-Dieu in Toulouse , France, overlooking the Garonne River and started in 2023, the third tranche of the work, which began in 2025, revealed a remarkable archaeological discov...
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Byzantine-era residential monastic complex discovered in Sohag, Egypt

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, working at the site of Al-Qariah Bil-Dueir, in the Tama district, Sohag governorate, Egypt, has unearthed the remains of a complete monastic residential complex, datable to th...
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The most interesting archaeological discoveries of 2025

What were the most interesting and surprising archaeological discoveries of 2025? We have selected some of the most significant finds. Archaeology continues to prove itself to be a constantly evolving discipline, capable of returning fragments of an...
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There was probably a large Etruscan medical school in San Casciano dei Bagni: research findings 2025

On Sunday, December 21, the results of the 2025 excavation campaign of the Sanctuary of Bagno Grande were presented in San Casciano dei Bagni (Siena). The site is once again confirmed as one of the most significant archaeological complexes in the ent...
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Greece, Pella Palace reborn: Alexander the Great's mansion restored

In Greece , the Palace of the ancient city of Pella, the birthplace and growth place of Alexander the Great, has been restored.The results of the work were presented the day before yesterday by Hellenic Culture Minister Lina Mendoni to the local comm...
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Aquileia, flower carpet mosaic resurfaces after more than 60 years

In recent days, in Aquileia, not far from the forum, in the garden of the former police barracks on Leicht Street, which recently became part of the Aquileia Foundation's patrimony, the mosaic of the "flower carpet" came back to light during prelimin...
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Pompeii, frescoes with peacocks and masks surface in the Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis

An excavation and restoration site of the Villa of Poppea is currently underway at Oplontis-Torre Annunziata, which is particularly involving the famous Hall of the Mask and the Peacock, one of the residence's most refined rooms, decorated in II styl...
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Egypt, Italian archaeological mission discovers near Cairo

An archaeological mission from theUniversity of Turin, in collaboration with theUniversity of Naples L'Orientale, has unearthed a remarkable find near Cairo. Excavations conducted at the site of Abu Ghurab have identified a valley temple within the s...
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Stelvio Park: thousands of 210 million-year-old dinosaur footprints emerge in the Alps

In the heart of the central Alps, in an area that will be the focus of international attention in the coming years for the holding of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, scientific research is confronted with a discovery of exceptional magnitude. In V...
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Florence, Palazzo Vecchio excavations with remains of Roman theater return open to visitors after five years

The Florentine Civic Museums, in collaboration with Fondazione MUS.E, are reopening to the public, after five years, the archaeological excavations of Palazzo Vecchio, spaces that preserve important evidence of Florentine urban history from Roman tim...
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Found at Gela in Sicily an extremely rare potter's stylus from the 5th century BC.

A find of considerable historical and archaeological interest has been unearthed in the Orto Fontanelle area in Gela , Sicily, where preventive archaeology activities have returned an object unusual in quality and preservation. It is a bone potter's ...
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New excavations at Versailles unveil secrets of courts and north terrace

Two new excavation campaigns conducted in 2025 inside the Château de Versailles have unearthed hitherto little-known elements of the courts of the Queen's and Dauphin's apartments on the south side and the north terrace. The two excavation campaigns...
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A team of archaeologists from Pompeii is restoring a Saudi Arabian city abandoned in the 1980s

Pompeii Archaeological Park is engaged in the restoration of a Saudi Arabian city abandoned in the 1980s. The intervention is part of the cooperation agreement between Pompeii and the Royal Commission for AlUla. In fact, a team of archaeologists, re...
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Valentinian Bridge bronzes return to the public in MNR's new display

From December 5, 2025, to April 12, 2026, the National Roman Museum presents at Palazzo Massimo the exhibition Submerged Memories: the bronzes of the Valentinian Bridge, an exhibition project that brings to the public's attention a group of works tha...
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Important discovery at Vulci: a maiden's head found, a rare example of Greek statuary in Etruscan territory

Important archaeological find in the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci: it is the Greek marble head of a young woman (a Kore), discovered during excavations conducted as part of the ministerial grant related to the "Vulci Cityscape" project, promoted by...
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