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A Porticoed Road and a Bronze Panther Found in Augusta Raurica, the Best-Preserved Roman City North of the Alps

As part of a major construction project, the Cantonal Archaeology of Aargau carried out a rescue excavation between early May 2024 and the end of March 2025. This significantly expanded the knowledge about the lower town of Kaiseraugst, the ancient Augusta Raurica, the best-preserved Roman city north of the Alps founded in the summer of […]

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A Third Roman Fortress Discovered in the Northern Sinai Peninsula

The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of a group of defensive structures, military barracks, and a system of moats that could indicate the presence of a third fortress at the Tell Abu Seifi site, in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The findings made during the current excavation season […]

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The Triton Baths in Southeastern Rome Were Converted into a Christian Church During Late Antiquity, Discovery Reveals

In the southeastern area of the city of Rome, archaeologists excavating inside the Triton Baths, built in the 2nd century A.D. within the monumental complex of the Villa di Sette Bassi, discovered that during Late Antiquity the baths were converted into a Christian church. This change in use, documented directly in the course of the […]

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Why Did Some Animals Become Fossils While Others Simply Vanished? A Study Reveals That Size Matters

Why did some animals from ancient eras become fossils, while others simply disappeared without a trace? The answer, at least in part, may lie within their own bodies, according to a study from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) published in Nature Communications. Researchers found that the size and chemical composition of an organism play a […]

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New Dating Confirms That Realistic Figures and Abstract Symbols Coexisted in Altamira from Very Early Stages

A recent study on the cave paintings of the Altamira Cave in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria (Spain) has concluded that some of the artworks it contains could be much older than previously believed, dating back more than 30,000 years. Although the cave was discovered more than 140 years ago, the exact chronology of the artworks […]

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Pompeii Relives Its Last Day: Discoveries in the House of Helle and Phrixus Reveal a Desperate Attempt at Survival

In a city doomed to eternity by the fury of Vesuvius, every stone, every crack, and every object tells a story. The most recent comes from the House of Helle and Phrixus, a modestly sized yet richly decorated home, whose final moments have been reconstructed thanks to archaeological research published in the E-Journal degli Scavi […]