Archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Panama, pre-Hispanic tomb over 1,000 years old discovered with rich grave goods

An archaeological discovery at the El Caño site in the Natá de los Caballeros district of Coclé province , Panama, is expanding knowledge of the pre-Hispanic societies that inhabited the Central American isthmus more than a thous...
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March 8 in Pompeii: special opening of the women's areas of the baths and itineraries dedicated to cosmetics and ornaments

On the occasion ofMarch 8, International Women's Day, the Pompeii Archaeological Park is offering a series of initiatives dedicated to the world of women in antiquity. For this day, there will be anextraordinary opening of the women's sections of the...
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Ministry of Culture buys former Cinema Astra in Verona: under the historic cinema a "little Roman Pompeii"

The Ministry of Culture is purchasing the former Cinema Astra in Verona, marking a decisive step in the recovery and enhancement of one of the city's most significant cultural spaces. Yesterday afternoon, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, accompanie...
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Etruscans and Veneti: an exhibition in Venice on the fundamental role of water in the sacred and society

From March 6, 2026, theDoge's Apartment in the Doge's Palace in Venice will host the exhibition Etruschi e Veneti. Waters, Cults and Sanctuaries, an exhibition project with a broad scientific and popular scope in order to investigate the fundamental ...
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Rome, new discoveries in the Ostiense Necropolis: an unknown sector emerges

In Rome , a new and large sector of the Ostiense Necropolis resurfaces from underground in the capital, returning a previously unseen piece of ancient Rome's funerary topography. The discovery came during preventive archaeology investigations conduct...
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Cape Colonna, renovated National Archaeological Museum reopens March 11

Not a simple reopening, but the start of a new phase for Crotone's cultural heritage. On March 11, the National Archaeological Museum at Capo Colonna will return to welcome visitors with a profoundly renewed face, offering an exhibition itinerary des...
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Egypt, deposit of 22 sarcophagi of 'singers of Amun' discovered in Luxor with 8 papyri

In the southwestern sector of the courtyard of Seneb's tomb in the Qurna area on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt, a joint Egyptian archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heri...
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In Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo dedicates exhibition to shared cultural identities between Italy and Cyprus

From February 27 to June 30, 2026 Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome hosts the exhibition Cyprus and Italy. Shared Cultural Identities at the Dawn of History, an exhibition project that aims to investigate the historical and cultural connections in the Medit...
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