Archaeology
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/30/2014 - 03:53
A giant sandstone sculpture has been uncovered at the Monte Prama excavation site, home to the Giants of Monte Prama, ancient stone sculptures created by the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 02:45
The residence of Emperor Augustus’ wife, Villa of Livia, has reopened to the public after undergoing partial restoration.
The villa, which is located in the…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Sat, 09/13/2014 - 02:00
While working on a project to install a heating network, right next to Milan’s Cathedral, remains of an ancient wall have resurfaced.
The remains suggest an…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/11/2014 - 02:45
Following a heated debate about the possible temporary transfer of the Riace Bronzes from Calabria to Milan for Expo 2015, Cultural Heritage Minister Dario…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/20/2014 - 02:30
While Rome just marked the 2,000th anniversary of Emperor Augustus’ death, celebrated yesterday, it’s bad news for an important archeological site built by…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/06/2014 - 02:45
Ten buildings in Pompeii have reopened to the public as of August 4; they include eight houses, a thermal facility, and an inn. They had been closed due to a…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 02:30
Thermal baths, a post station, funerary monuments, a place of worship and a cemetery were recently discovered in Rome, where the streets Portuensis and Campana…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 06:34
More than a dozen early Christian-era tombs were discovered at Parco dei Ravennati, near the ancient harbor city of Ostia Antica.
The tombs surround a central…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 07/23/2014 - 02:30
An ancient Roman shipwreck has been discovered in the Ligurian Sea, 20 miles southwest of the island of Tino, at the western end of the Gulf of La Spezia.
The…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 06/26/2014 - 02:30
The Etruscan necropolis of Banditaccia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Cerveteri, near Rome, is set to showcase some previously closed tombs and a new…
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