Italy
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… the last bit of the backlog! woohoo! A piece of a Roman column was found in a drain during sewer work in Naples (I think): ARCHEOLOGIA: TROVATA COLONNA ROMANA IN UN CANTIERE (Espresso) Excavations in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence have revealed remains of a first century theatre: Novità negli scavi sotto Palazzo Vecchio…
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A brief item from AdnKronos: An ancient Etruscan cemetery has been uncovered by Italian tax police or Guardia di Finanza in the country’s south during a police investigation to stop tomb robbers. The cemetery or necropolis is believed to date back to the Etruscan civilisation that existed in central and southern Italy from 1,200 BC…
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This is another one from the Italian press which I’ve been hoping would get some notice in the English press, but it doesn’t appear that that will be happening. The Carabinieri have been diving in the sea near Caltanisetta to recover assorted archaeological items which appear to be associated with several periods and several (?)…
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Most of the coverage of this one — both in Italian and English — is pretty much the same. The site is Rione Terra, which overlooks Pozzuoli. Here’s the coverage from AdnKronos: Archaeologists have unearthed a number of ancient Roman treasures during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. Twelve ancient statues, columns and…
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