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In Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo dedicates exhibition to shared cultural identities between Italy and Cyprus

From February 27 to June 30, 2026 Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome hosts the exhibition Cyprus and Italy. Shared Cultural Identities at the Dawn of History, an exhibition project that aims to investigate the historical and cultural connections in the Medit...
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Discovery in Aswan: Egypt's new rock tombs from the Old Kingdom at the site of Qubbet el-Hawa

An Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a group of rock tombs at the Qubbet el-Hawa site in Aswan, Egypt, dating back to theOld Kingdom. The burials, discovered during the current excavation campaign, in...
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Bottarone Urn restored: original colors of 2400-year-old Etruscan grooms resurfaced

TheUrn of Bottarone, an Etruscan masterpiece housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, has been restored sixty years after the devastating flood that hit the city in 1966. At the time, the Arno also invaded the museum's halls, submerg...
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Gela, Greek shipwreck museum opens: 1998 wreck on display

The Greek Shipwreck Museum was inaugurated today in Gela, in the state-owned area of Bosco Littorio, a new facility designed to house and tell the story of one of the most important finds inSicilian underwater archaeology: a Greek-era cargo ship disc...
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Here's how Carabinieri fight against artifact trafficking: interview with Archaeology Commander

The protection of Etruscan artistic and cultural heritage represents a test of primary importance for Italy, considering the historical and identity value of finds and their vulnerability to illegal trafficking and clandestine excavation. The Carabin...
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Archaeologists, more women and more self-employment: the profession is changing but standards lag behind

No longer just scholars of the past, but figures integrated into processes of land transformation and planning works. The profile of the Italian archaeologist has changed considerably in recent years, both in terms of demographic composition and plac...
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When Rome met Greece: what the Capitoline Museums exhibition looks like.

"Infesta mihi credite signa ab Syracusis illata sunt hunc urbi" (Livy, XXXIV 4, 4). With these words, in 195 B.C., Cato, a spokesman for the most ardent conservatism, railed against the vast amount of cultural artifacts the Romans moved from Syracuse...
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Sassari, work is underway to open the hypogeic necropolis discovered two years ago to the public

Sardinia continues to return precious fragments of its prehistoric past. In March 2024, an archaeological discovery of extraordinary significance occurred in the Truncu Reale-Sant'Agostino area, an area belonging to the Sassari Industrial Development...
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