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Hadrian's Head Found in Turkey: A 2.14-meter-tall Roman statue is back on its feet

Hadrian's Head Found in Turkey: A 2.14-meter-tall Roman statue is back on its feet

In Turkey, a statue of Emperor Hadrian, approximately 2.14 meters tall, was discovered, reassembled, and re-erected in Kibyra, in what is now the Turkish province of Burdur, using fragments recovered during excavations. The research, conducted since ...
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Turkey: An 11,000-Year-Old Sculpture Discovered—A Man Sitting on the Back of a Leopard

Turkey: An 11,000-Year-Old Sculpture Discovered—A Man Sitting on the Back of a Leopard

Archaeological excavations conducted at the Karahantepe site in Turkey have unearthed a composite sculpture dating back approximately 11,000 years. The discovery, made during the 2026 excavation season as part of the “Heritage for the Future” project...
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Chleby: A 6,500-year-old sanctuary has been discovered—1,000 years older than Stonehenge

Chleby: A 6,500-year-old sanctuary has been discovered—1,000 years older than Stonehenge

In Chleby, in what is now the Czech Republic, archaeologists led bythe University of Westminster (UWB) have unearthed one of the oldest monuments in Central Europe. The site, dating back about 6,500 years, consisted of a large, nearly circular enclos...
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Pompeii: Ceramic Artifacts May Indicate That the Ancient City Was Visited During the Renaissance

Pompeii: Ceramic Artifacts May Indicate That the Ancient City Was Visited During the Renaissance

Pompeii and the Renaissance might seem like two historical realities that are worlds apart and difficult to connect. Recent discoveries made inthe Insula Meridionalis area, however, seem to tell a different story. Certain materials and ceramic artifa...
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A mysterious tablet has been discovered at Lucone di Polpenazze. The artifact dates back to the Bronze Age.

A mysterious tablet has been discovered at Lucone di Polpenazze. The artifact dates back to the Bronze Age.

A new enigmatic tablet has been discovered during archaeological excavations at Lucone di Polpenazze (Brescia), one of the most important pile-dwelling sites in northern Italy. The artifact, found intact during the excavation of the charcoal-rich lay...
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France: New excavations at the monumental Roman mausoleum discovered in 2025 in Saint-Romain-en-Gal

France: New excavations at the monumental Roman mausoleum discovered in 2025 in Saint-Romain-en-Gal

In Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France, the archaeological excavation campaign dedicated to the monumental mausoleum discovered in 2025—one of the most fascinating finds to emerge from the Gallo-Roman area—continues. The research is being conducted by the D&...
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Manduria: New Archaeological Excavations Begin in San Pietro Mandurino

Manduria: New Archaeological Excavations Begin in San Pietro Mandurino

Archaeological excavations will resume in September at San Pietro Mandurino, in the Manduria area (Taranto), a site of great historical, archaeological, and religious interest that is part of the larger Manduria City Walls Park. The complex preserves...
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Farewell to Lorenzo Quilici, a leading figure in Italian archaeology and a scholar of the ancient landscape

Farewell to Lorenzo Quilici, a leading figure in Italian archaeology and a scholar of the ancient landscape

Italian archaeology has lost one of its most authoritative and prominent figures with the passing of Lorenzo Quilici, a leading scholar who dedicated his entire life to the study of ancient topography, road networks, the evolution of settlements, and...
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