Archaeology

Imperial domus discovered in Sepino archaeological park (Campobasso)

A new phase of archaeological investigations at the site of Saepinum, in theAltilia area in the province of Campobasso, returns a more articulated picture of the urban evolution of the ancient city, among the most relevant contexts of the national mu...
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13,500 years ago in Arabia: discovery of one of the first human communities

A study published in the journal Nature titled TheNatufian Epipalaeolithic and Pre-Pottery Neolithic in the desert of northern Arabia presents new archaeological evidence of human settlements dating to about 13,500 years ago in northern Arabia. The r...
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Via Etrusca, a digital project to tell the story of the UNESCO sites of Tarquinia and Cerveteri

A project that integrates cinema, podcasts, digital tools and immersive storytelling to tell the story of the Etruscan civilization and enhance the UNESCO heritages of Tarquinia and Cerveteri. It is calledVia Etrusca and is the initiative conceived a...
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Apollosa (Benevento), Roman burial monument discovered with scenes of gladiators

A new element has been added to the historical reconstruction of the ancient Appian Way thanks to a discovery that emerged in the Campania region as part of protection and research activities coordinated by the Ministry of Culture. In fact, in the mu...
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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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