Sicily
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From La Repubblica: Un complesso sistema di strade, mura, pavimenti, abitazioni, strutture rettilinee e curvilinee di un antico quartiere nascosto sotto i vigneti, è stato localizzato nell’Isola di Mozia, di fronte a Trapani. A metterne in risalto l’immagine, grazie a magnetometri e georadar, un gruppo di ricercatori dell’Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv), in…
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Wonder if we’ll get more info in English on this one from ANSA: Archaeologists have discovered what may be among the oldest remains at the ancient site of Selinunte: an ancient temple. Inside, fragments have been found that help explain the site’s significance: an offering to Demeter, the goddess of grain and agriculture; a small…
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Philosophiana is the modern ‘Sofiana’ which has been archaeologically poked and prodded for the past fifty years or so … just down the road from Piazza Armerina … from SiciliInformazioni comes news of plans for another survey there: Da oltre 15 giorni è presente a Mazzarino una spedizione di archeologi che proviene da un progetto…
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Image via Wikipedia Starting the summer blogging season with a brief item from ANSA: The wreck of a Roman ship from the first century AD which is still whole and has over 500 wide-mouthed amphorae onboard has been discovered to the south of the island of Panarea. The discovery, which was made by the Sea…
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