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child samnite burials Image Credit : Superintendency of Archaeology

Ancient necropolis reveals unusual Samnite child burials

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists working in southern Italy have uncovered a 2,400-year-old burial ground containing dozens of tombs from the ancient Samnite civilisation including child burials.

Agrigento, 2025 Capital of Culture, seen from Vally of the Temples. Credit: Agrigento Capital of Culture programme

Archaeologists resume excavations in Agrigento

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists have launched a new excavation campaign at the ancient gymnasium in Agrigento, Sicily. It is one of the most important surviving educational complexes of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Amphorae in Roman-era shipwreck Cover Image Credit: Italian Ministry of Culture Via Facebook

Roman-era shipwreck found off Puglia coast

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s finance police said on Tuesday that they have discovered the remains of a large ancient Roman-era shipwreck on the seabed of the Ionian Sea off the coast of Puglia.

Ancient Roman pool discovered under scrapyard. Photo credit: ITALIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE

Ancient Roman pools unearthed beneath scrapyard in Rome

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Construction workers preparing a residential development in an eastern suburb of Rome have uncovered two large Roman pools dating back around 1,800 years.

House of the Griffins. Photo: Simona Murrone, courtesy of the Colosseum Archaeological Park.

Restored House of the Griffins on Palatine Hill opens with livestream tours

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

One of ancient Rome’s best-preserved elite homes will open to the public in March following a major restoration, combining archaeology with digital technology. The House of the Griffins, located on the Palatine Hill near the Colosseum, will reopen on 3 March after extensive conservation work led by the Colosseum Archaeological Park.

Rare stylus uncovered in Sicily. Image credit: Superintendency of Caltanissetta/Sicilian Government

Sicilian dig reveals rare stylus with Dionysus motif

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists in Sicily have uncovered a rare stylus decorated with explicit religious imagery.

Conservators restore frescoes at Villa di Poppea in Italy. Image courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

New frescoes emerge at Villa di Poppea, Oplontis

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists working at the Villa di Poppea in Oplontis, near Pompeii, have uncovered vivid new frescoes and extended parts of the ancient villa believed to date to the mid-1st century BCE. The discoveries form part of ongoing excavation and conservation work in the western sector of the site, and are beginning to reveal previously hidden […]

aerial view of san casciano dei bagni excavations 2022

San Casciano finds rewrite sanctuary history

December 26, 2025December 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

New discoveries from the 2025 excavation campaign at San Casciano dei Bagni are reshaping the history of one of Italy’s most important archaeological sites. Researchers say activity at the Santuario del Bagno Grande began in the late 5th century BC. This is around two centuries earlier than previously believed.

interior of the Etruscan tomb. Credit: Jerolyn Morrison

Intact Etruscan tomb unearthed near Rome

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A rare, fully sealed Etruscan tomb has been unearthed in central Italy by a team from Baylor University. It is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent decades.

Ancient Roman head unearthed at Trajan’s Forum

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered a colossal Roman head buried for centuries beneath Trajan’s Forum, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Saturday.