Archaeology

The Liver of Piacenza lives again in 3D: Etruscan divination at the click of a button

An independent project has transformed the Piacenza Liver, an Etruscan artifact preserved in Piacenza, into an interactive three-dimensional model. Created by developer Lorenzo Andraghetti and 3D artist Luca Tampieri, the work allows for online explo...
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Greece, marble fragment possibly linked to Parthenon marbles emerges from 1802 shipwreck

Systematic underwater archaeological research on the historic wreck of the brig Mentor, conducted by theEphorate of Underwater Antiquities of Greece under the direction of archaeologist Dimitrios Kourkoumelis-Rodostamos, deputy director of the servic...
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Mexico, Toltec altar discovered with human remains near Tula archaeological site

A ritual altar with human remains and offerings was discovered near the archaeological zone of Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, during archaeological salvage work related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail li...
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Galilee, major discoveries on Byzantine-era Christian baptisms

Important discoveries in Israel: on the western shores of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee, in an area deeply associated with the preaching of Jesus Christ, archaeological discoveries have indeed emerged that shed new light on the bapt...
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Egypt, 5th century A.D. building found linked to early phase of Coptic monastic life

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a building dating back to the fifth century AD at Qalaya in Hosh Issa, Beheira governorate, considered part of the early phase of Coptic monastic life in Egypt. E...
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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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