Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Stonehenge, how did the stones travel? Research advances a new hypothesis

For more than four millennia, one of the biggest questions related to Stonehenge has concerned the provenance and transportation of its massive stones. Today new international research adds an important piece to the reconstruction of the history of t...
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Trieste, new findings near San Giusto Cathedral on Roman and late antique Tergeste

The archaeological excavations currently underway in front of the San Giusto Cathedral Bell Tower in Trieste were initiated as part of the water network upgrading works promoted by AcegasApsAmga SpA. Significant archaeological evidence preserved belo...
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Pompeii, skeleton of an equid emerges in the Casti Amanti complex

During excavation activities carried out in a bread-making room within the Casti Amanti complex of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the skeleton of an equid emerged. The intervention was conducted through a close synergy between archaeologists and sp...
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Palazzo Strozzi dedicates major exhibition to the fragment, from archaeology to contemporary art

Palazzo Strozzi announces its next exhibition: it will be titled Broken. The Power of the Fragment and will be dedicated to the theme of the fragment from archaeology to contemporary art, with the aim of investigating the symbolic, aesthetic and evoc...
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The heart of the ancient Roman city of Altino (Venice) unearthed, outstanding results

A portion of the forum ofancient Altino (Venice) is returning to light for the first time thanks to a new excavation campaign that marks a turning point in the knowledge of one of the most important urban centers of northeastern Roman Italy. In fact,...
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Starting June 7, nine archaeological sites in Rome reopen to the public after NRP restorations

The restoration and enhancement works carried out by the Capitoline Superintendence as part of the PNRR - Caput Mundi program have been completed. Thanks to these works, nine archaeological sites of Roma Capitale will be exceptionally open to the pub...
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Greece returns 48 archaeological finds to Cyprus

Greece returned 48 archaeological artifacts to Cyprus today.The meeting marking the handover of the valuable material was held today at the Cyprus Museum, on the occasion of the informal Council of Culture Ministers of the European Union in Nicosia, ...
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Israel expropriates land in West Bank to develop archaeological site

The IsraelCivil Administration, Israel's government agency operating in the West Bank, has initiated procedures to expropriate 320 dunams of land, or 32 hectares, earmarked for the conservation and development of the Herodium archaeological site, one...
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