Archaeology

Ancient Herakleia theater discovered in Policoro

A new discovery enriches knowledge of Magna Graecia in Basilicata. In Policoro, in the heart of the ancient Greek city of Herakleia, archaeologists have identified the remains of theancient theater of the polis, one of the most significant public bui...
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Thirteen thousand ostrakas discovered at Athribis site: new data on life in ancient Egypt

A new archaeological discovery at the site of Athribis, Egypt, brings to light some thirteen thousand ostrakas, ceramic fragments used in antiquity as writing media. The discovery came during the current season of excavations conducted by an Egyptian...
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Pompeii, a new permanent path for casts of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

A new exhibit dedicated to the casts of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. recounts for the first time in an organic way the origin, history and technique of one of Pompeii's most famous and poignant testimonies. The exhibit, wh...
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Yucatán, discovered Mayan ritual deposit dated between 1000 BC and 250 AD.

A ritual deposit dating from the Middle/Late Preclassic period of the Maya civilization, dated between 1000 B.C. and 250 A.D., has been discovered in the locality of Yaxché de Peón, in the municipality of Ucú, in the Mexican stat...
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Panama, pre-Hispanic tomb over 1,000 years old discovered with rich grave goods

An archaeological discovery at the El Caño site in the Natá de los Caballeros district of Coclé province , Panama, is expanding knowledge of the pre-Hispanic societies that inhabited the Central American isthmus more than a thous...
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Rome, new discoveries in the Ostiense Necropolis: an unknown sector emerges

In Rome , a new and large sector of the Ostiense Necropolis resurfaces from underground in the capital, returning a previously unseen piece of ancient Rome's funerary topography. The discovery came during preventive archaeology investigations conduct...
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Egypt, deposit of 22 sarcophagi of 'singers of Amun' discovered in Luxor with 8 papyri

In the southwestern sector of the courtyard of Seneb's tomb in the Qurna area on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt, a joint Egyptian archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heri...
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Discovery in Aswan: Egypt's new rock tombs from the Old Kingdom at the site of Qubbet el-Hawa

An Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a group of rock tombs at the Qubbet el-Hawa site in Aswan, Egypt, dating back to theOld Kingdom. The burials, discovered during the current excavation campaign, in...
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Bottarone Urn restored: original colors of 2400-year-old Etruscan grooms resurfaced

TheUrn of Bottarone, an Etruscan masterpiece housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, has been restored sixty years after the devastating flood that hit the city in 1966. At the time, the Arno also invaded the museum's halls, submerg...
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Sassari, work is underway to open the hypogeic necropolis discovered two years ago to the public

Sardinia continues to return precious fragments of its prehistoric past. In March 2024, an archaeological discovery of extraordinary significance occurred in the Truncu Reale-Sant'Agostino area, an area belonging to the Sassari Industrial Development...
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Limestone building linked to the temple of Pharaoh Apries discovered at Mit Rahina in Egypt

A joint Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission, coordinated by the Supreme Council of Antiquities,Peking University and theShandongInstitute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology , has unearthed a limestone-built building atMitRahina in Giza governor...
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Basilica of Vitruvius, another 300 thousand euros for new excavations in Fano

Another 300 thousand euros to continue the excavation of the newly discovered Basilica of Vitruvius in Piazza Andrea Costa in Fano. The joint work between the city administration and the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the Prov...
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Spotted with drones at the archaeological site of Fioccaglia (Avellino) the Forum and a hitherto unknown monumental theater

The latest research campaign conducted at the archaeological site of Fioccaglia, in the municipal territory of Flumeri (in the province of Avellino), has returned results of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the urban layout of the an...
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Carsulae (Terni), new mosaics discovered that rewrite history of Roman city

Important archaeological discoveries in Umbria, where the latest findings at the site of Carsulae (Terni) help rewrite knowledge of one of the most important Roman centers in the region and usher in a new phase of enhancement for the entire archaeolo...
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Egypt reassembles in its original position the colossus of Ramses II at Ashmunein

Restoration and relocation operations of the monumental statue of Rameses II conducted by the joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission active at the site since 2023 have been concluded at Ashmunein in Egypt's Minya governorate. The intervention...
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Germany, Roman basilica, staircase and altar resurface in basement of Cologne's MiQua

During preparatory work for the new underground route of MiQua, the Jewish Museum and Archaeological Quarter in Cologne, Germany, archaeological excavations conducted in recent months have uncovered exceptionally important Roman artifacts. The partic...
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