Italy
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Some items of archaeological interest from the Italian press which don’t appear to have received any coverage in English: From Molise comes word of the discovery of a temple podium dating to the second half of the first century BCE on the site of a previously-unexplored section of the ancient site of Saepinum: Altilia –…
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Back in 2011 we first heard of a Japanese businessman’s plans to fund the restoration of the Pyramid of Cestius. The work is apparently done (perhaps just the first phase? It does seem like more work is coming). An item from AFP via Channel News Asia: A Japanese businessman whose donation helped restore an ancient…
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I’ll keep my eye open for some more details on this one … from ANSA: The largest, best-preserved ancient Roman funerary complex found in Italy since the 19th century has been discovered at an archeological dig 70 km northeast of Venice, researchers announced Friday. An imposing monument from the third century AD was located outside…
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A brief item from ANSA: The remains of a pagan temple believed to have been devoted to the goddess Minerva have been found under the Milan Cathedral. The announcement was made Wednesday during the presentation of other archaeological finds, the remains of the ancient Mediolanum Forum discovered recently under the basement of the building housing…
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From a University of Cambridge press release: The head of a lion and griffin, believed to be part of the decoration of the theatre, as well as stone blocks with steps carved into them, are helping to further revise historical understanding about the site of Interamna Lirenas, founded by the Romans in the late 4th…
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