Archaeology

New Discoveries in Agrigento: Excavations Reveal a Building in Use for Eight Centuries and a Polychrome Mosaic

The eleventh excavation campaign in the Hellenistic-Roman quarter of Agrigento has come to a close, the result of a collaboration launched in 2016 between the University of Bologna’s Ravenna Campus and the Valley of the Temples Archaeological and Lan...
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An Exceptional Discovery: An Archaic Necropolis Found in Gragnano Beneath the Garofalo Pasta Factory

One of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent years in Campania has come to light in the heart of Gragnano, inside the Garofalo pasta factory. During expansion work on the historic production facility on Via dei Pastai, an Archaic-pe...
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Roman Theater in Brescia: First Phase of Archaeological Excavations Completed

The first phase of the archaeological excavation campaign at the Roman theater in Brescia, which began on October 27, 2025, as part of a broader project for the restoration, major maintenance, and enhancement of one of the most important performance ...
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Saudi Arabia: New Discoveries at the Hillit Archaeological Site

The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the results of the fourth season of archaeological excavations conducted at the Hillit site, in the Al-Dawadmi Governorate, in the Riyadh region. The new discoveries represent another milestone in the resea...
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Egypt: A New Theban Tomb Discovered in Luxor—It Belonged to a Man Named Paser

A new tomb has been discovered in the Theban necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt. The discovery was made during the current excavation campaign by the Dutch archaeological mission working in the area, led by Karina van...
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Herculaneum: The House of Charred Furniture Reopens After Thirty Years

After nearly thirty years of closure, one of the most evocative residencesin ancient Herculaneum is finally welcoming visitors once again. On July 9, 2026, the House of Charred Furniture—one of the most significant domus in the Herculaneum Archaeolog...
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Vicenza: The mosaic in Piazza Biade will be restored as an open-site project, with support from Rigoni di Asiago

One of Vicenza’s most valuable archaeological artifacts, the mosaic in Piazza Biade—housed at the Natural History and Archaeological Museum of Santa Corona—will undergo a major restoration and enhancement project made possible by the support of Rigon...
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New Details Emerge About the Basilica of Vitruvius: Initial Investigations in Fano Have Been Completed

In Fano, the first phase of archaeological investigationsin the area of Piazza Andrea Costa has come to a close, but the research, conservation, and enhancement project dedicated to the Basilica of Vitruvius is set to continue thanks to the collabora...
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Sirolo: A burial complex featuring a princely tomb and the remains of a chariot has been discovered in the Picene necropolis

An important 6th-century B.C. burial complex has been discovered in Sirolo, in the Conero area, during preventive archaeological surveys coordinated by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Provinces of Ancona and Pesar...
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Sicily: Findings from an Analysis of a Roman Shipwreck Provide Insights for the Study of Trade in the Mediterranean

New findings are emerging from the monitoring and research campaign on the Roman shipwreck at Capo Mulini, in the stretch of sea between Acireale and Aci Castello. The investigations, conducted by the Sicilian Regional Superintendence of the Sea, hav...
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Spain: An ancient bronze votive chariot, the only one of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, has been discovered

At the Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, in the province of Badajoz, Spain, a bronze votive chariot of great decorative and iconographic complexity has been discovered; it is considered to be a spe...
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Turkey: Rare Roman Mosaic Depicting the River God Eurimedonte Discovered

An important archaeological discovery has been made in the ancient city of Aspendos, Turkey. During excavations conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, an exceptional 3rd-century A.D. mosaic depicting Eurymedon—the personification of the ri...
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Rome: The archaeological site on Via delle Botteghe Oscure reopens. It contains the remains of a Roman temple.

The archaeological site on Via delle Botteghe Oscure in Rome has reopened to visitors following a complex restoration project involving one of ancient Rome’s most important monumental complexes: the site preserves the monumental remains of a Ro...
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Herculaneum Reopens the Calcidico, the Augusteum’s Monumental Porticoed Vestibule, After Twenty Years

Herculaneum is once again opening one of the most significant sites of the ancient Roman city to visitors. Following a major restoration, consolidation, and enhancement project, the Calcidico is once again open to the public, offering a new opportuni...
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Oderzo: A Large Early Christian Basilica Discovered—Mosaics and Tombs from Late Antiquity

An archaeological discovery described by the researchers themselves as “exceptional” is rewriting the late antique history of Oderzo (Treviso). In the areaof the former fish market, in the southeastern sector of ancient Opitergium, excava...
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The clay tablets from Poggio Civitate return to Siena forty years after their first exhibition

Forty years after their first exhibition, the terracotta slabs from Poggio Civitate return to Siena with the exhibition *Horses and Power*, scheduled from June 20 to July 18, 2026, in the exhibition spaces of Palazzo Sansedoni, home to the MPS Founda...
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