Archaeology

by Carol King | Mon, 08/26/2013 - 06:30

words by Carol King Archaeologists have located anchors off the Sicilian island of Pantelleria dating to the Punic Wars in the third century BC. Thirty…

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Rome Archaeological Site Provides Information On Medieval Times

by Carol King | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 06:30

A team of archaeologists, historians, engineers and experts in Christian antiquities have inaugurated an important archaeological site in Rome. The site is…

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Carved Head Of Roman God Found In Ancient Rubbish Dump

by Carol King | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 06:30

An archaeology student unearthed an 1,800-year-old carved stone head thought to represent a Roman god. The artefact was found in an ancient rubbish dump at…

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Cargo Of Roman Wreck Found In Sicily

by Carol King | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 06:30

The cargo of an ancient Roman ship has been found in the sea off Sicily. It was located at a depth of 130 to 165 feet underwater at the port of Filicudi, one…

Archaeologists Search For Scotland’s Lost Roman Fort

by Carol King | Wed, 07/31/2013 - 09:53

words by Carol King A team of archaeologists is conducting a search for a “missing” Ancient Roman fort thought to be buried in the Scottish countryside. BBC…

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Rome Mounts Exhibition Of Stolen Italian Treasures Now Recovered

by Carol King | Fri, 07/26/2013 - 06:37

A show at Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo museum displays stolen Italian artworks, frescoes, artefacts and antiques that have been recovered by the state. Called ‘…

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Laser Used To Restore Frescoes At Pompeii’s Villa Of Mysteries

by Carol King | Thu, 07/25/2013 - 06:31

Frescoes at the Villa dei Misteri (Villa of Mysteries) at Pompeii are being restored using a laser-based technology. The laser technology is being used to…

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Roman Townhouse Discovered Under English Castle

by Carol King | Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:37

A Roman townhouse is believed to be lying “underneath Lincoln Castle” in Lincolnshire, England. BBC News reports that archaeologists digging at the site have…

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Excavations Uncover Five Buildings In Garden At Hadrian’s Villa

by Carol King | Sat, 07/20/2013 - 06:03

Archaeologists have unearthed five monumental buildings at the Villa Adriana (Hadrian’s Villa) at Tivoli, near Rome. Roman Emperor Hadrian constructed the…

Etruscan Tomb Discovered At Vulci Archaeological Park

by Carol King | Fri, 07/12/2013 - 08:29

Excavations at the Parco Naturalistico Archeologico di Vulci (Vulci Archaeological Naturalistic Park) north of Rome have revealed an Etruscan tomb that dates…