Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Nearly 50 Fayum portraits on display in Rome: a major exhibition featuring rare works

The Fayum portraits—the famous faces painted on funerary panelsin ancient Egypt—are among the most celebrated images of antiquity, but in Italy they are also among the hardest to see, at least all together, given their rarity and fragility. There are...
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In Agrigento, the restoration of the Bouleuterion mosaics is taking place at a site open to the public

The restoration of an archaeological mosaic usually takes place out of sight of visitors, behind the barriers of a construction site or inside a workshop. At the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, however, work on the floors of the Bouleuterion—the ...
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Aquino (Frosinone): The University of Salento Discovers Two Artifacts Linked to Roman Religion

The University of Salento’s 18th excavation campaign inthe ancient Roman city of Aquinum, located within the territory of the present-day municipalities of Castrocielo and Aquino (in the province of Frosinone), has unearthed two archaeological ...
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From Vulci to Villa Giulia: A combined ticket is introduced to help visitors rediscover Etruscan history

From Vulci to Villa Giulia. “La via degli Eroi” is the new project connecting the Vulci Archaeological and Naturalistic Park and the National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia in Rome through a combined ticket available starting October 15, 2026. The ...
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Lake Mezzano: A Bronze Age sword in excellent condition has been discovered—it is the third one found at the site

A sword over 3,000 years old, still so well-preserved that the edge of the blade remains sharp, has resurfaced from the waters of Lake Mezzano in Tuscia. The artifact, dating to the 13th century B.C., was discovered during the final stages of the res...
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Turkey: Thousands of 2,100-Year-Old Pottery Shards Found in the Adrasan Shipwreck—They Were Headed for Rome

In the sea off the coast of Adrasan, on Turkey’s southern coast, thousands of plates and bowls that have lain on the seafloor for about 2,100 years are coming to light. They are part of the cargo of an ancient merchant ship that sank at a depth of be...
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Rome: Here's How the Grand Archaeological Complex Stretching from the Imperial Forums to the Circus Maximus Is Taking Shape

In Rome, Via dei Fori Imperiali is undergoing a transformation. The section leading to the Colosseum is being redesigned, with the roadway brought to the same level as the sidewalks and approximately 500,000 cobblestones set aside for the new paving....
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First excavation at the Villa dei Tritoni in Rome since its acquisition by the government

In Rome, the Villa of the Tritons, locatedon the Appian Way, became part of the public heritage in 2022, and four years later, for the first time, archaeologists began excavating a part of the complex that had never been investigated before. The fir...
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