Archaeology

The rise of kingship beyond big cities: new discoveries from two sites in Turkey

A few weeks ago, the Cambridge Archaeological Journal published a survey that is raising interest in the academic community. The article, a result of years of excavation and analysis at two important archaeological sites in Turkey, Arslantepe and Ba�...
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Pompeii, tomb relief with a life-size couple emerges in the Necropolis of Porta Sarno

During an archaeological excavation conducted in the Porta Sarno Necropolis, as part of the research project Investigating the Archaeology of Death in Pompeii, by theUniversitat de València in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pomp...
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Turkey, excavations and restoration at Tadım Kalesi: new finds reveal 6,000 years of history

Archaeological excavations conducted at Tadım Kalesi and Tadım Höyüğü, in the village of Tadım in the Elazığ district of Turkey's Elazığ province, continue to unearth artifacts of extraordinary importance for reconstructing the...
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Selinunte much larger than previously thought: monumental gate and sections of ancient fortified walls emerge

Important archaeological discover ies are emerging from Selinunte Park: a monumental gateway and sections of the ancient fortified walls that bordered the archaic city to the north have come to light. Thanks to these new findings, the map of ancient ...
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2,200-year-old pyramid discovered in Judean desert

A structure more than 2,200 years old was recently discovered in the Judean desert. It is a pyramidal structure that archaeologists believe was built during the period of Ptolemy and Seleucid rule. The discovery, which has attracted the attention of ...
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India, more than 110 megaliths discovered near a dam in Kerala, a trace of the Iron Age

Recent explorations conducted near the Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad district, Kerala, a state ofIndia, led to the discovery of more than 110 megaliths scattered over an area of about 45 hectares. The discovery, made by theArchaeological Survey of India...
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A large Bronze Age settlement has been discovered in France.

Excavations conducted by theInstitut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap) at Onnaing, in France's Escaut Valley, have uncovered a remarkably large rural site inhabited between the end of theBronze Age and the beginn...
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In Campania, new discoveries in the necropolis of ancient Liternum

In the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, an archaeological excavation is currently underway in the area of ancient Liternum, not far from the Roman colony's Forum and Amphitheater, conducted under the scientific supervision of Simona Formola, th...
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Excavations in Bulgaria reveal Roman settlement destroyed in 4th century

A late Roman settlement that had been hidden for centuries under farmland near the village of Borimechkovo in Bulgaria's Pazardzhik region has come to light thanks to recent rescue excavations. The discovery came during the construction of a transit ...
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Herculaneum reopens the House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacellum

Two of the most beautiful residences ofancient Herculaneum reopen after more than twenty-five years: the House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacellum. They are both symbolically representative of the origin of ancient Herculaneu...
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Outstanding discovery in Trento: fragments of a very rare Egyptian papyrus found

An extraordinary find enriches the archaeological holdings of Trento's Castello del Buonconsiglio. In the course of studying and cataloguing the Egyptian materials preserved in the museum, archaeologist Annamaria Azzolini and Egyptologist Barbara Gil...
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Turkey, innovative rooftop in Karahantepe will protect 5,000 sqm of archaeological excavations

A new chapter in archaeological heritage preservation is opening at Karahantepe, a site in southeastern Turkey. Among the hills of Şanlıurfa, there are traces of a civilization dating back to the ninth millennium B.C., and to ensure the protection ...
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What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject

The scientific article Pompeian pigments has been published in the international Journal of Archaeological Science. A glimpse into ancient Roman coloring materials. The study is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the Archaeological Park o...
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Porto Venere, opens new museum at Varignano Roman villa

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Regional Directorate National Museums of Liguria opens the doors of the new museum at the Roman Villa of Varignano, in the Le Grazie locality of Porto Venere. The new museum venue is located within thearchaeological a...
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More than 200,000-year-old engraved stone discovered in Spain

A new find could write the history ofprehistoric art in Marbella in Spain's Malaga province all over again. During an excavation campaign at the Coto Correa archaeological site in Las Chapas, archaeologists discovered an engraved stone block whose pr...
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Greece new discoveries at submerged archaeological site of Asini

In the seabed near the archaeological site of Asini inArgolis, Greece, an international team conducted underwater research Oct. 7-11, 2024, uncovering new details about a submerged port structure. The excavations are part of a five-year project launc...
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