Archaeology

Trieste, new findings near San Giusto Cathedral on Roman and late antique Tergeste

The archaeological excavations currently underway in front of the San Giusto Cathedral Bell Tower in Trieste were initiated as part of the water network upgrading works promoted by AcegasApsAmga SpA. Significant archaeological evidence preserved belo...
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Pompeii, skeleton of an equid emerges in the Casti Amanti complex

During excavation activities carried out in a bread-making room within the Casti Amanti complex of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the skeleton of an equid emerged. The intervention was conducted through a close synergy between archaeologists and sp...
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The heart of the ancient Roman city of Altino (Venice) unearthed, outstanding results

A portion of the forum ofancient Altino (Venice) is returning to light for the first time thanks to a new excavation campaign that marks a turning point in the knowledge of one of the most important urban centers of northeastern Roman Italy. In fact,...
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Starting June 7, nine archaeological sites in Rome reopen to the public after NRP restorations

The restoration and enhancement works carried out by the Capitoline Superintendence as part of the PNRR - Caput Mundi program have been completed. Thanks to these works, nine archaeological sites of Roma Capitale will be exceptionally open to the pub...
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Greece returns 48 archaeological finds to Cyprus

Greece returned 48 archaeological artifacts to Cyprus today.The meeting marking the handover of the valuable material was held today at the Cyprus Museum, on the occasion of the informal Council of Culture Ministers of the European Union in Nicosia, ...
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Calabria, wreck discovered with more than 300 amphorae from Magna Graecia

A submerged wreck dating from between the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., preserved with a cargo of more than three hundred amphorae, could offer important new information on ancient Mediterranean trade and the economic networks that connected the c...
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The Italian state purchased the François Tomb, an identifying testimony to Etruscan civilization

The François Tomb of Vulci officially becomes part of the heritage of the Italian state. The signing of the deed of sale, which took place today at the Ministry of Culture in the presence of Minister Alessandro Giuli, sanctions thedefinitive a...
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Vasto, an Italic necropolis discovered during work on a photovoltaic plant

A pre-Roman funerary context has been identified in the industrial area of Punta Penna, in the northern portion of the municipality of Vasto, in the province of Chieti. This was announced by the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for ...
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A Roman funerary stele recovered by the Carabinieri TPC returns to the Italian state

Carabinieri from the Venice Cultural Heritage Protection Unit have returned to the state a portion of an early-imperial Roman funerary monument, recovered at the end of an investigation coordinated by the Venice Public Prosecutor's Office. The find, ...
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Stonehenge, a large 4,500-year-old Neolithic building reconstructed with archaeological accuracy

A team ofEnglish Heritage volunteers is completing at Stonehenge the reconstruction of a Neolithic building from about 4,500 years ago. It is Kusuma Neolithic Hall and has been reconstructed based on the archaeological remains of a large prehistoric ...
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Parma, restored the statue of Agrippina Major. It was found in the archaeological area of Veleia

The marble statue of Agrippina Maggiore, one of the most important works to have emerged from the archaeological excavations at Veleia, has been restored. The intervention, which was presented at the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma, was ...
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Ocriculum, new finds unearth public heart of Roman city

New data are emerging from the archaeological site of Ocriculum that help redefine the layout of the urban center in Roman times, with particular reference to the public area of the city. The results of the recent excavation campaign were presented a...
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Mexico, Teotihuacan tombs found with dozens of burials and grave goods

A series of burial contexts dating from the Teotihuacan era was discovered in Tula de Allende, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, during activities of the Project for ArchaeologicalRecovery related to the construction of the Mexico City-Queréta...
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An ancient area of cultic character with inscriptions in Venetian characters discovered in Ponso (Padua)

Important archaeological discovery in Ponso, in the province of Padua: during the works of Veneto Strade S.p.A. for the construction of the 1st functional lot of the New Regional Road 10 "Padana Inferiore" from Borgo Veneto to Carceri, an area of cul...
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Pompeii: a possible doctor identified among the victims of the Orto dei Fuggiaschi

In Pompeii, a new analysis on finds from the Orto dei Fuggiaschi makes it possible to propose a different interpretation of one of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., pointing to the deceased's possible membership in the category of p...
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Alexandria, Roman villa with mosaics, a public bath and marble statues emerged

In Alexandria, Egypt, a preventive archaeology mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, active in the Moharam Bek area in the city's central district, has unearthed a set of architectural structures and artifacts that contribute to the reconstr...
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