August 5, 2024
An ancient hoard of Persian coins offers insights into the political landscape around the time of the Peloponnesian War. It is the late fifth century B.C. […]
July 28, 2024
The United Nations cultural organization UNESCO on Saturday added the ancient city of Hegmataneh (Ecbatana) to its World Heritage List. The designation makes Hegmataneh the 28th […]
July 13, 2024
Workers building a new bridge in Italy have found a garden that belonged to a Roman emperor 2,000 years ago. The garden’s stone walls look out […]
July 13, 2024
A prehistoric painting in Indonesia has been dated to at least 51,200 years ago, making it the earliest known example of “figurative” cave art in the […]
July 2, 2024
A second ancient shipwreck was discovered by divers off the island of Antikythera, near the area where the wreck of the ship that transported the famous […]
June 30, 2024
L’Orientale Unit the PRIN 2020 project “Cultural interactions and language contacts: Iranian and non-Iranian languages in contact from the past to the present” is delighted to […]
June 23, 2024
Abstract Although ancient wines adsorbed on vessel walls or their remains can be identified with the help of specific biomarkers, no analysis of such wines in […]
June 23, 2024
A graffiti made by a shepherd in ancient Greece has helped archaeologists uncover a long-standing mystery about the history of the iconic Acropolis of Athens. The […]
June 13, 2024
A team of archaeologists has found a room painted in a bright blue color, which is quite rare in Pompeii. This special room is located in […]