Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Castel Sant’Angelo offers a glimpse into daily life in Herculaneum through an exhibition featuring more than 70 artifacts

From July 22 to October 18, 2026 , Castel Sant’Angelo will host “Herculaneum: The Art of Living,” an exhibition dedicated to exploring daily life in the ancient Vesuvian city preservedby the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The exhibition featur...
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Egypt, Major Discovery in Saqqara: Three Tombs with Decorations and Hieroglyphs Unearthed

In Egypt, a new archaeological discovery is expanding our knowledge of the Saqqara necropolis, which has already been the site of numerous significant finds in recent years. The Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Babashtiyon quarry has un...
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Philip Colbert brings his lobsters to the sites of Greater Pompeii

From July 27 through November 2026, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii will host Philip Colbert’s lobsters at the sites of “Greater Pompeii” as part of the major exhibition *Philip Colbert in Pompeii: Mythology of Pop*, curated by Cesare Biasini Selv...
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Cabras inaugurates the new Hall of the Giants with an exhibition dedicated to the relationship between the Etruscans and the Nuragic people

The Hall of the Giants at the "Giovanni Marongiu" Civic Museum in Cabras was inaugurated this morning, marking a major expansion that brings the museum’s exhibition space to approximately 1,500 square meters. The new space is intended to house the fa...
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New Discoveries in Agrigento: Excavations Reveal a Building in Use for Eight Centuries and a Polychrome Mosaic

The eleventh excavation campaign in the Hellenistic-Roman quarter of Agrigento has come to a close, the result of a collaboration launched in 2016 between the University of Bologna’s Ravenna Campus and the Valley of the Temples Archaeological and Lan...
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An Exceptional Discovery: An Archaic Necropolis Found in Gragnano Beneath the Garofalo Pasta Factory

One of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent years in Campania has come to light in the heart of Gragnano, inside the Garofalo pasta factory. During expansion work on the historic production facility on Via dei Pastai, an Archaic-pe...
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Roman Theater in Brescia: First Phase of Archaeological Excavations Completed

The first phase of the archaeological excavation campaign at the Roman theater in Brescia, which began on October 27, 2025, as part of a broader project for the restoration, major maintenance, and enhancement of one of the most important performance ...
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Saudi Arabia: New Discoveries at the Hillit Archaeological Site

The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the results of the fourth season of archaeological excavations conducted at the Hillit site, in the Al-Dawadmi Governorate, in the Riyadh region. The new discoveries represent another milestone in the resea...
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