Archaeology

France, Roman-era shrine discovered in Rennes

In France, a team fromInrap (the National Research Institute of Preventive Archaeology) is conducting an excavation at the site of the former Hôtel Dieu hospital in Rennes, and has already unearthed the remains of a residential area located nor...
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The Libero D'Orsi Archaeological Museum of Stabia is enriched with new artifacts from the MANN

As of July 3, the Libero D'Orsi Archaeological Museum of Stabia is expanding its exhibit with new finds: these are an obsidian cup with Egyptian motifs and a bust-portrait of a Julio-Claudian princess, attributed to Claudia Octavia, daughter of Claud...
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Pompeii, graffiti inscriptions found, evidence of the people who passed through those places

During ongoing archaeological investigations in Regio IX, Insula 10 of Pompeii Archaeological Park, numerous graffiti were found in the Black Hall and some nearby rooms. An in-depth article on these findings was published in the E-Journal of Pompeii ...
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Austria, precious 1,500-year-old ivory reliquary discovered

Major archaeological discovery in Austria, where a team of archaeologists from theUniversity of Innsbruck has unearthed a valuable ivory reliquary dating back 1,500 years. The discovery occurred at the excavation of Burgbichl, a Late Antique settleme...
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Egypt, Italian-Egyptian archaeological mission discovers tombs of a type never seen before

The EIMAWA Italian-Egyptian archaeological mission, coordinated by theUniversity of Milan andEgypt 's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and led by Patrizia Piacentini, professor of Egyptology at the University degli Studi di Milano, and Abdelmoneim...
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Extraordinary discovery in Israel: world's oldest ship wrecked in deep water

Extraordinary archaeological discovery off the coast of Israel: at a distance of about 90 kilometers from the coast and at a depth of about 1.8 kilometers on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, the cargo of a ship more than 3,300 years old, containi...
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Discovered in Spain the oldest wine known to date: it is a white wine from the 1st century AD.

The oldest wine in a liquid state that has ever been found has been discovered in Spain : the discovery bears the signature of archaeologists from theUniversity of Cordova, and the wine, from the first century AD, was found in a Roman-era tomb discov...
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Rome, a fullonica, mosaics and various archaeological finds resurface from excavations in Piazza Pia

A fullonica, dating back to the second century A.D., or an open-air facility for washing, removing stains and preparing cloths and clothes, as well as mosaics and various finds, have emerged from the Piazza Pia site in Rome. A number of tanks used fo...
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Spain, archaeologists discover slate slab with an ancient alphabet

Important archaeological find in Spain at the Casas del Turuñuelo site in Guareña, a town in Extremadura, the country's western region near the border with Portugal. An excavation has in fact unearthed, among the many materials recovere...
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Greece, exceptional discovery in Crete: a unique building resembling a labyrinth

Important discovery in Greece where, as a result of archaeological excavation activities for the construction of a radar system for the new international airport at Candia (Heraklion) on the island of Crete, a monumental architectural complex with a ...
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England, spectacular recovery in the sea: medieval slabs resurface from a wreck

Spectacular recovery at sea forBournemouth University underwater archaeologists who have resurfaced from the seabed of Studland Bay, alongEngland's south coast, two medieval tomb slabs that had been lying at the bottom of the sea for nearly 800 years...
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A sacellum, a room dedicated to religious worship, emerges in the Civita Giuliana villa

Among the significant discoveries concerning the suburban villa of Civita Giuliana, a sacellum, a room dedicated to religious worship, also emerged. This sacellum is located at a junction between the service sector, which includes stables and the sla...
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Germany, rare medieval games discovered including a chess horse

In Germany , a team of archaeologists from the University of Tübingen, the State Heritage Office and Baden-Württemberg and the German Archaeological Institute has discovered a small core of medieval games from nearly a thousand years ago, a...
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France, discovery of a necropolis of infants in the center of Auxerre

A singular necropolis reserved for infants has been discovered in Auxerre, France, following excavations by INRAP (National Institute for Research in Preventive Archaeology) that started in February 2024 in the Place du Maréchal Leclerc, in t...
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Vibo Valentia, Roman bath complex and other buildings discovered

Important archaeological discovery in Vibo Valentia: the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria and the province of Vibo Valentia, in collaboration with the Vibo Valentia Municipal Administratio...
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Well-preserved ancient finds of objects from imperial life emerged in the Archaeological Park of Ancient Ostia

Excavations in theSacred Area of the Archaeological Park of Ancient Ostia have uncovered new archaeological fragments of objects used in imperial life and related to cult rituals. After the recovery of two fragments of the Fasti Ostienses found last ...
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