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roman archaeology
Roman Roads, a Significant Section of the Ancient Appian Way discovered in Puglia
Roman roads. A short but significant stretch of the ancient Appian Way has been discovered in Puglia. The location is that of the Santa...
The Queen of all Ancient Maps: After a Century, the Forma Urbis Romae Becomes Visible Again on the Celio Hill
Rome - The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio with the Museum of the Forma Urbis is one of the best pieces...
A large marble statue of Apollo emerges from an excavation at the Etruscan-Roman sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany
In San Casciano dei Bagni (Tuscany), the site of an Etruscan and later Roman sanctuary currently under excavation, archaeologists have announced the discovery of...
Revealing a Hidden Celtic and Roman Shrine: Ongoing Excavations at the Temple of Minerva in Marano di Valpolicella, Italy
The excavation campaigns at the Roman Temple of Minerva in Marano di Valpolicella (Veneto, Northern Italy) continue to yield archaeologically significant discoveries. The ongoing...
Doss Penede, a Raethian site and a Roman military settlement between Lake Garda and the Alps. The archaeological excavation 2021
The excavation at Doss Penede, in the alpine province of Trento (Italy), near the modern town of Nago began in 2018 through a collaboration...
Pompeii, archaeological excavation at the “complesso dei Riti Magici” – Praedia Project 2021
In Summer 2021, archaeologists investigated the so called "Complesso dei Riti Magici" at the Pompeii's Regio II. The main goal was to collect new...
The Forum Granaries at Pompeii. The Secrets of Ancient Trade in the Amphorae of Via dell’Abbondanza – VIDEO
The ancient Forum Granaries at Pompeii are open to the public for the first time in July and August 2021 (Prior booking is recommended)....
“Live” at the Archaeological Excavation of Poggio del Molino. A Roman Coastal Settlement in Tuscany – VIDEO
Poggio del Molino (Piombino, Italy) is a Roman settlement of an extraordinarily unique character located in one of the most beautiful areas of the...
Conflict Archaeology on the Sea: The Mercure Shipwreck at the National Museum of Marine Archaeology at Caorle (Venice, Italy)
Marine archaeology (the inspiration behind the national museum at Caorle, Venice) represents a mixture of chance and methodology, intentionality and happenstance, and of layers...
Roman Aqueducts: Locating the Second ‘Chiocciola’ of the Aqua Virgo in Rome
A spiral staircase of the Aqua Virgo lies completely obscured beneath Villa Borghese and the busy “Muro Torto” road and looks very similar to...