Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Finland's Largest Viking Silver Treasure in the Country's History Discovered

An important archaeological discovery has been made in Finland, where , near the village of Sysmä, what appears to be the largest hoard of silver coins from the Viking Age ever found in Finland has been unearthed. The last time a hoard of this ...
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Peru: A pre-Inca burial complex that had been sealed for 600 years was discovered in Chan Chan

In Chan Chan, Peru, archaeologists have uncovered afunerary complex belonging to the Chimú elite thathad beensealed off for over 600 years. The discovery, announced by Peru’s Ministry of Culture, took place within the walled complex of U...
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Sant’Elpidio a Mare: A 6th-century B.C. Picene Tomb Discovered

New evidence of the Picene culture has come to light in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, in the province of Fermo. During a site inspection conducted on September 8, 2026, near the town cemetery, the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape...
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Villa Adriana: An Inscription Discovered That Reveals a Site Consecrated After a Lightning Strike

New evidence of the ancient Roman rite associated with the consecration of sites struck by lightning has come to light at the Villa Adriana in Rome, in the area of the so-called Amphitheater. The discovery was made in an area between the Amphitheater...
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Monumenta, the Echo of the Gods in the Valley of the Temples: Fabrizio Plessi’s Grand Vision

The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento is one of those places where memory is not limited solely to the preservation of the past. The columns, temples, sacred areas, and archaeological fragments continue to evoke associations and interpretations. It ...
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The Kouros of Lentini Returns Home: Starting September 13, the Statue Will Be on Display at the Archaeological Museum

Starting September 13, 2026, the famous Kouros of Lentini will return to the halls of the city’s Regional Archaeological Museum. The sculpture, consisting of a head and torso carved from fine Parian marble and dating to the first decade of the 5th ce...
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Turkey: A 105-square-meter Roman mosaic discovered in Pompeiopolis

A floor mosaic measuring approximately 105 square meters, dating to the 4th century A.D., has been unearthed in the basilica of Pompeiopolis, in what is now the Taşköprü district of the Turkish province of Kastamonu. The discovery was made ...
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Brescia: At the Santa Giulia Museum, 100 works tell the story of the city’s public collections

From November 4, 2026, to August 22, 2027, the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia will host “TESORI: The Grand Story of Brescia’s Museums. 1826 | 2026,” a major exhibition dedicated to the history of the city’s civic collections. A journey th...
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