Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

At the Louvre, an exhibition leads to the discovery of ancient Mesopotamia through the theme of water

From May 20, 2026, to March 15, 2027, the Louvre in Paris will host the exhibition Primordial Water: Lessons from Mesopotamia, curated by Ariane Thomas, director of the Department of Oriental Antiquities and head of the collections of Recent Mesopota...
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At the Capitoline Museums an exhibition on Angels, from archaeology to the contemporary, in tribute to Pope Francis

One year after the passing of Pope Francis, the Capitoline Museums pay tribute to him with the exhibition ANGELS. Messengers, Guardians and Wayfarers. Sublime Creatures from the Ancient to the Contemporary, on display from May 13 to Nov. 1, 2026 in t...
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Alexandria, Roman villa with mosaics, a public bath and marble statues emerged

In Alexandria, Egypt, a preventive archaeology mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, active in the Moharam Bek area in the city's central district, has unearthed a set of architectural structures and artifacts that contribute to the reconstr...
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From papyrus to digital: a research center on written sources is born at Turin's Egyptian Museum

ME-Scripta, a new research center of the Egyptian Museum dedicated to the study, restoration and digitization of Ancient Egyptian written sources, is born in Turin. The initiative is part of a long-term scientific program that aims to integrate philo...
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License to credit, archaeologists: you risk untrue statements to work

TheNational Association of Archaeologists (ANA) is once again intervening on the regulation of the credit license, the tool introduced on Oct. 1, 2024, with the aim of raising safety levels at construction sites and reducing the number of occupationa...
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Tivoli, an inscription discovered confirming the basilica of the Shrine of Hercules the Victor

An important archaeological discovery has emerged during investigations conducted at the Sanctuary of Hercules the Victor in Tivoli, one of the most significant monumental complexes in Roman Italy. As part of a new campaign of studies promoted by the...
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337 cultural assets repatriated to Italy from the United States: officially unveiled today in Rome

Presented today, at the Caserma "La Marmora" in Rome, headquarters of the Carabinieri Operational Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), 337 cultural goods returned from the United States at the end of operations concluded between ...
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What was eaten in the South Caucasus 5,000 years ago? An international study reveals

International research, in which theUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro took part, has made it possible to reconstruct the dietary habits and culinary techniques of communities belonging to the Kura-Araxes culture, which lived in the South Caucasus about 5...
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