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Gela, open-air museum opens with Greek tombs discovered on Di Bartolo Street

Gela, open-air museum opens with Greek tombs discovered on Di Bartolo Street

A new open-air museum has been inaugurated in the historic center of Gela, set up in Via Di Bartolo, at the area where a Greek necropolis from the Archaic period emerged during excavations for the laying of fiber optics. The archaeological site, dati...
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Palermo, Carabinieri hand over valuable gold fund confiscated after illicit exportation

Palermo, Carabinieri hand over valuable gold fund confiscated after illicit exportation

Last Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the headquarters of the Regional Museum "Abatellis" in Palermo, a Trinity on panel, attributed to Gherardo Starnina (Florence, 1354 - 1413), was formally handed over to the Regional Councillor for Cultural Heritage and S...
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Centuripe's imperial past shines in its Archaeological Museum

Centuripe's imperial past shines in its Archaeological Museum

The mosaics of Piazza Armerina, the Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo and the Goddess of Morgantina are some of the best-known archaeological treasures preserved in Sicily. The island, over time, has returned extraordinary finds, outlining an unusual...
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Sicily, part of a Greek marble statue found on the island of Mozia: depicts a woman

Sicily, part of a Greek marble statue found on the island of Mozia: depicts a woman

During excavations conducted by the University of Palermo archaeological mission working on theisland of Mozia, in the province of Trapani, under an agreement with the Trapani Cultural Heritage Superintendency, a Greek marble sculpture was found: a f...
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Two men convicted for damaging the Scala dei Turchi with iron oxide

Two men convicted for damaging the Scala dei Turchi with iron oxide

The Agrigento court has handed down two convictions for damaging the Scala dei Turchi, one of Sicily's most photographed tourist destinations. The judges found two men, both from Favara, responsible for the incident in January 2022, when the white cl...
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The challenge of investing in culture in the heart of Sicily: talks Salvatore La Spina, mayor of Centuripe

The challenge of investing in culture in the heart of Sicily: talks Salvatore La Spina, mayor of Centuripe

On Saturday, June 21, two important openings took place in Centuripe, a small inland Sicilian town perched on a hill between Enna and Catania. The first, the exhibition Futurism and Sicilian Futurists, set up at the Antiquarium Exhibition Center and ...
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Sicily, Finziade reveals new treasures: domestic rooms and a laboratory discovered

Sicily, Finziade reveals new treasures: domestic rooms and a laboratory discovered

The most recent investigations at the archaeological site of Finziade, in Licata, Sicily, conducted under the auspices of the Archaeological Park of the Valley of the Temples and the CNR - ISPC of Catania, under the scientific direction of Maria Conc...
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In Gela, Sicily, six archaic tombs emerge during urban redevelopment work

In Gela, Sicily, six archaic tombs emerge during urban redevelopment work

During urban redevelopment work atOrto Pasqualello in the center of Gela, Sicily, six tombs belongingto an archaic necropolis dating from the period between the fifth and sixth centuries before Christ have emerged. The discovery occurred as part of p...
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