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Switzerland: Lake Neuchâtel returns perfectly preserved Roman cargo

Switzerland: Lake Neuchâtel returns perfectly preserved Roman cargo

In November 2024, a wreck of exceptional historical interest was identified at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The discovery, documented by the Octopus Foundation website, was made as part of the Vulnerable Wrecks of Lake Neuch&aci...
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The Liver of Piacenza lives again in 3D: Etruscan divination at the click of a button

The Liver of Piacenza lives again in 3D: Etruscan divination at the click of a button

An independent project has transformed the Piacenza Liver, an Etruscan artifact preserved in Piacenza, into an interactive three-dimensional model. Created by developer Lorenzo Andraghetti and 3D artist Luca Tampieri, the work allows for online explo...
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Greece, marble fragment possibly linked to Parthenon marbles emerges from 1802 shipwreck

Greece, marble fragment possibly linked to Parthenon marbles emerges from 1802 shipwreck

Systematic underwater archaeological research on the historic wreck of the brig Mentor, conducted by theEphorate of Underwater Antiquities of Greece under the direction of archaeologist Dimitrios Kourkoumelis-Rodostamos, deputy director of the servic...
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Mexico, Toltec altar discovered with human remains near Tula archaeological site

Mexico, Toltec altar discovered with human remains near Tula archaeological site

A ritual altar with human remains and offerings was discovered near the archaeological zone of Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, during archaeological salvage work related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail li...
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Torcello Museum joins the network of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

Torcello Museum joins the network of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

The Torcello Museum joins the network of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, strengthening the museum system of the lagoon and expanding the narrative of its history, from the oldest evidence of human presence to the development of medieval civil...
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Galilee, major discoveries on Byzantine-era Christian baptisms

Galilee, major discoveries on Byzantine-era Christian baptisms

Important discoveries in Israel: on the western shores of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee, in an area deeply associated with the preaching of Jesus Christ, archaeological discoveries have indeed emerged that shed new light on the bapt...
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Egypt, 5th century A.D. building found linked to early phase of Coptic monastic life

Egypt, 5th century A.D. building found linked to early phase of Coptic monastic life

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a building dating back to the fifth century AD at Qalaya in Hosh Issa, Beheira governorate, considered part of the early phase of Coptic monastic life in Egypt. E...
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Imperial domus discovered in Sepino archaeological park (Campobasso)

Imperial domus discovered in Sepino archaeological park (Campobasso)

A new phase of archaeological investigations at the site of Saepinum, in theAltilia area in the province of Campobasso, returns a more articulated picture of the urban evolution of the ancient city, among the most relevant contexts of the national mu...
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