Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Altino (Venice), the city's Roman center resurfaces: new excavations begin in the forum

The Archaeological Park of Altino (Venice), part of the National Archaeological Museums of Venice and the Lagoon, has announced the start of a new excavation campaign in the area identified as the forum of the ancient Roman city. The operation, sched...
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Rise of Ruins: Sepino (Campobasso) stars in first archaeological management video game

The Archaeological Park of Sepino, in the province of Campobasso and known for its historical legacy and the complexity of its preserved artifacts, becomes the protagonist of an innovative digital experience. Rise of Ruins, the first management video...
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Capo Colonna, three construction sites to enhance the archaeological park

The construction season continues at the Capo Colonna Archaeological Park, a site of great historical and cultural significance in Calabria. The Archaeological Parks of Crotone and Sibari have begun a new redevelopment project that is part of the are...
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Rare circular stone complex discovered in Germany: it is a Roman-era burial mound

In the district of Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria, an extraordinary piece of evidence from the Roman era has emerged: the foundations of a burial mound from the Imperial period. This is a rare find for the ancient province of Raetia, which once incl...
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Excavation work begins in the eastern sector of Brescia's Roman theater, after months of preliminary investigation

Almost 30 years after the last archaeological campaign, the archaeological excavation of Brescia's Roman theater will officially begin on Monday, October 27, 2025, after months of preliminary investigations and preparatory activities. The area will o...
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Rome, large 4th century basilica discovered between Appia and Ardeatina

A new piece of early Christian Rome resurfaces from underground in the capital's southern suburbs. Between Via Appia and Via Ardeatina, within the area of the catacomb of St. Callistus, a large funerary basilica from the Constantinian era, dating bac...
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Perhaps the domus in Pompeii also had towers: new digital archaeology research

Perhaps the residences of Pompeii 's most influential families were also embellished with towers. This is the hypothesis proposed in the new study The Tower of the House of Thiasus. A new research project for the documentation and digital reconstruct...
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New finds and remains of a building resurface from excavations in Castelseprio Archaeological Park

Archaeological investigations at the Castelseprio Archaeological Park in the province of Varese continue to yield new discoveries. The ancient fortified town, destroyed in 1287 during a war with Milan, confirms itself as a site of extraordinary histo...
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