The trained body, competition, training, social prestige, and memory form the central themes of ATHLETÉS – The Icon Beyond Time. Athletics, Society, and Funeral Rites in the Peucetan Aristocracies of the Bari Region: this exhibition, org...
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In the ancient Hittite capital of Hattuşa, in what is now the Turkish province of Çorum, a new fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh—one of the most important documents in the history of diplomacy—has been identified. The artifact, discovered durin...
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A new excavation campaign at the Polledrara necropolis, in the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci, has unearthed an important funerary complex from the Orientalizing period. At the heart of the discovery is the Stone Chamber Tomb, a monumental burial sit...
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In Pyrgi ( Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome), in the area of Temple B, excavations conducted by Sapienza University of Rome have unearthed a new fragment of an antefix depicting the face of the goddess Uni. The discovery was reported by Sapie...
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Contemporary archaeology has moved beyond the romantic image of treasure hunting to establish itself as a scientific discipline with a rigorous methodological framework, whose primary goal is to reconstruct human history and the relationships between...
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Nearly a century after the excavations conducted by archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri, a portion of the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii—arguably the most famous building at the UNESCO site, located outside the ancient city walls toward Herculaneum—has ye...
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In the municipality of Monteleone Sabino, in the province of Rieti, an important pre-Roman aqueduct has been explored and documented. The investigation was conducted under the scientific direction of the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and...
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A new archaeological discovery in northwestern Morocco is partially rewriting our understanding of prehistoric settlements in North Africa. At the Oued Beht site, an international team — coordinated in part by the CNR–Institute of Cultural Heri...
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