Intact double-chambered Etruscan tomb opened in Vulci
Updated: 2023-10-31 04:40:29
An intact double-chambered Etruscan tomb has been opened at the Casale dell’Osteria necropolis in the Archaeological Park of Vulci, central Italy. It is approximately 2,600 years old and contains a rich collection of pottery, amphorae, utensils, cups and a bronze cauldron. The objects are all in excellent condition, including a tablecloth that was used in … Read the full post →"Intact double-chambered Etruscan tomb opened in Vulci"
The Nymphaeum of the Rain, a frescoed semi-subterranean leisure room in the Farnese Gardens on the Palatine in Rome, has been restored and reopened to the public after decades of closure. Now visitors will be able to enjoy the cultural context of Baroque Rome on the Palatine even as they enjoy the its ancient culture … Read the full post →"17th c. Nymphaeum of the Rain on the Palatine restored"
A rare 3,300-year-old wooden yoke discovered in a Late Bronze Age pile-dwelling settlement in Este in the Veneto region of northern Italy has been presented to the public after eight years of complex excavation, recovery and restoration. The yoke, other wooden objects, metal ornaments and pottery fragments were discovered in 2015 during an archaeological survey … Read the full post →"Bronze Age yoke found in northern Italy"
The skeletal remains of a late medieval man with an iron prosthetic hand have been discovered in Freising, Bavaria. There are only about 50 comparable prostheses known from Central Europe in the late medieval and early modern periods. They range from immobile shaped devices to articulated ones with mechanical elements. This one is immobile. The … Read the full post →"Medieval skeleton with prosthetic hand found in Bavaria"
Archaeologists excavating the Yeşilova Mound in the Bornova district of İzmir, Turkey, have unearthed a 5,000-year-old mother goddess figurine. Made out of terracotta, the petite goddess is just four inches tall. She is depicted nude with her hair tied in a conical bun at the nape of her neck. Her arms are outstretched and her … Read the full post →"5,000-year-old mother goddess found in İzmir’s most ancient settlement"