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A new excavation campaign begins in the Pertosa-Auletta caves in the province of Salerno

A new excavation campaign begins in the Pertosa-Auletta caves in the province of Salerno

A new archaeological excavation campaign will be launched in the Pertosa-Auletta Caves in the province of Salerno in the coming days, following important discoveries that emerged during investigations carried out in November 2025. The research activ...
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Loano, remains of a possible Roman villa from the imperial era discovered

Loano, remains of a possible Roman villa from the imperial era discovered

From the subsoil of the historic center of Loano (Savona) are re-emerging increasingly substantial traces of a Roman past that, until now, was known mainly through individual finds. In fact, resurfacing work on the so-called "caruggetti orbi," narrow...
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Egypt, a lake sacred to Maat and three chapels dedicated to Osiris emerge at Karnak

Egypt, a lake sacred to Maat and three chapels dedicated to Osiris emerge at Karnak

At the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, a joint Chinese-Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed a number of new findings that help redefine knowledge of the Montu temple area. Among the most notable findings, as reported in the Chinese ne...
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Let's not get any fancy ideas about the Basilica of Vitruvius.

Let's not get any fancy ideas about the Basilica of Vitruvius.

We implore readers to do an exercise this weekend: take your favorite mode of transportation, take a trip to the countryside, look for a chicken coop, and look at it. For those who don't know where to find a chicken coop, there is the alternative: go...
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Veio Archaeological Park opens a new accessible trail in the Portonaccio sanctuary area

Veio Archaeological Park opens a new accessible trail in the Portonaccio sanctuary area

With the aim of making thearchaeological area of the Veio Park more accessible, a new route was created at the Portonaccio sanctuary, funded by the PNRR as part of the interventions for theelimination of physical and cognitive barriers. The project ...
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Versace comes home: classic myth and pop glamour. What the Reggio Calabria exhibition looks like

Versace comes home: classic myth and pop glamour. What the Reggio Calabria exhibition looks like

"Calabria, where I was born, for me is perfume, dazzling light, shadows." There was no more congenial place than Reggio Calabria and the National Archaeological Museum (MArRC) to celebrate with an exhibition in his hometown the creative genius of Gia...
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Sardinia, superintendence checks damage at archaeological sites in Bithia and Nora

Sardinia, superintendence checks damage at archaeological sites in Bithia and Nora

The Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the metropolitan city of Cagliari and the provinces of Oristano and South Sardinia has let it be known in a note that in recent days surveys have begun to verify the damage to the archaeologic...
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A 67,800-year-old handprint found in Indonesia rewrites the history of rock art

A 67,800-year-old handprint found in Indonesia rewrites the history of rock art

The discovery of a stencil in the shape of a hand inside a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia, has revolutionized knowledge about rock art, proving to be the oldest ever dated: at least 67,800 years old. The research, conducted by an international team led ...
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