New research published in the scientific journal PLOS One has significantly altered the chronology of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with major implications for the history of ancient Judaism and the origins of Christianity. Using a combination of radiocarbon...
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In the heart of Guatemala's northern jungle, about 13 miles from Uaxactún and not far from the border with Mexico, a joint Guatemalan-Slovak archaeological mission has identified a Mayan ceremonial complex dating back about 3,000 years. The di...
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During the earthquake swarm that affected the Phlegraean Fields area this morning, with tremors also felt distinctly in Naples and the Phlegraean hinterland and a maximum magnitude of 3.2, a partial collapse occurred inside thearchaeological area of ...
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A fragment of history is coming back to life at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: it is the ivory folding stool from "Tomb 173" of ancient Felsina, one of the rarest and most fascinating finds of the entire Etruscan heritage. After careful ...
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Important archaeological discoveries in Rome, which emerged during the latest excavation campaign at the site of Via Appia Antica 39, located between the first and second miles of the Via Appia Antica, there where the consular road leaves the Urbe as...
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As of June 2, 2025, the House of the Bronze Herm in Herculaneum reopens its doors to the public, exactly one year after a tourist used an indelible black marker to leave his "tag" on one of the ancient walls of the Roman house. This event marks not o...
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In less than 12 months, archaeological excavations conducted in the City of David, Jerusalem, have returned a second gold ring (video here) set with a red gemstone, datable to about 2,300 years ago, symbolizing the passage associated with entry into ...
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During urban redevelopment work atOrto Pasqualello in the center of Gela, Sicily, six tombs belongingto an archaic necropolis dating from the period between the fifth and sixth centuries before Christ have emerged. The discovery occurred as part of p...
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A new discovery in northern England brings back a fragment of the Roman presence in Britain. At the archaeological site of Vindolanda, one of the best-known forts located along Hadrian's Wall, a sandstone relief depicting the Roman goddess Victoria, ...
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A new page opens in the history of Australianrock art with the identification of a novel figurative style, called Linear Naturalistic Figures (LNF), documented at 22 sites in the northeastern Kimberley area of Western Australia. The discovery, publis...
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The 2024 excavation campaign at the archaeological site of the ancient sculpture workshop located in the Floga area near Paroikia on the island of Paros in Greece has been concluded. The work, directed by Sofia Detoratu on behalf of theEphorate of An...
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A team of archaeologists from theUniversity of Heidelberg has unearthed an important find during an excavation campaign in Iraq: inside the throne room of King Ashurbanipal's Northern Palace in the ancient city of Nineveh, large portions of a monumen...
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At the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, the restoration of the famous Sarcophagus of the Bride and Groom has begun. An identifying symbol par excellence of the Museum itself, it is deeply linked to its founder, Felice Barnabei, becau...
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Major archaeological discoveries have been made in northeastern Thailand, where some rare Buddhist artifacts believed to date back more than 1,300 years have been unearthed during an excavation by the state Department of Fine Arts , including a seate...
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The site of Khirbat Ibreika, located in southernIsrael a few kilometers from the Eyal Junction, was the focus of major archaeological excavations conducted in 2018 in anticipation of the construction of the Eastern Railway. The excavations uncovered ...
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At the archaeological site of Halaesa Arconidea, in the municipal territory of Tusa, in the province of Messina, excavation work has officially begun that will lead to the complete emergence of the Hellenistic-Roman theater. The work was started afte...
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