Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Taranto, at MArTa, Sal Velluto's illustration dedicated to the Magna-Greek Athlete of Via Genova

On the occasion of the 2026 Mediterranean Games, theMArTA National Archaeological Museum in Taranto is dedicating a new in-depth study to the figure of theAthlete of Via Genova, considered the oldest known athlete in Magna-Greek history. The referen...
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Traces of human activity dating back 6,000 years discovered in Westminster

Archaeological investigations at the Palace of Westminster complex in London's West End have uncovered evidence of human activity dating back nearly 6,000 years, more than a millennium earlier than the earliest Stonehenge structures. It consists of m...
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Work started at Villa Sora: excavation and consolidation at north front

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park has announced the start of excavation and consolidation work at Villa Sora, the Roman residential complex located in Torre del Greco. The intervention, expected to last about two months, will affect in particular t...
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A section of the Messapian walls discovered during work at Manduria (Taranto) station

The redevelopment of the F.S.E railway station in Manduria (Taranto), initiated as part of the HUB Project funded through the PNRR and implemented by Ferrovie del Sud Est, has led to the discovery of a new section of the Messapian fortifications. The...
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Hera Sanctuary on the Sele River reopens with new archaeological trail

After eleven years of closure, one of the most important sites ofancient Poseidonia (present-day Paestum) is finally accessible again. The Sanctuary of Hera Argiva, located at the mouth of the Sele River, had been closed to the public in 2014 followi...
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Beyond the Pantheon: the rooms of the Basilica of Neptune, behind the Rotunda, open to the public in Rome

From Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the Beyond the Pantheon itinerary opens to the public, providing access to the rooms of the Basilica of Neptune, hitherto almost unknown spaces that develop behind the Rotunda and that through their stratifications re...
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Restoration of the Temple of Apollo Opilite in Karditsa, Greece, gets underway.

TheGreek Ministry of Culture , through the Directorate for the Restoration of Ancient Monuments, has initiated a project for the protection, restoration and enhancement of the archaic temple of Apollo Opilite, located in the area of theAncient Metrop...
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New discoveries at Tanis (Egypt): 225 ushabti and a riddle solved in the royal necropolis

The archaeological zone of San el-Hagar, ancient Tanis in Egypt, is back in the scientific spotlight thanks to a recent discovery by the French archaeological mission led by Frédéric Payraudeau ofSorbonne University. The discovery took ...
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