Posted inBronze Age Archaeology

Bronze Age Temples Associated with Metallurgical Activities, Discovered in Sardinia’s Sanctuaries

The University of Sassari (UNISS) has successfully completed its annual excavation campaigns at three protohistoric sites of great importance in Sardinia. Led by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, these investigations have shed light on the construction and organization of temples and sanctuaries that characterize the island from the end of the Bronze Age […]

Posted inClassical Archaeology

More than 30,000 4th century AD Coins from Almost all Mints in the Roman Empire, found off the Coast of Sardinia

A rich deposit of coins from the first half of the 4th century A.D. has been discovered in the sea off the northeastern coast of Sardinia, in the territory of Arzachena. According to an initial estimate, based on the total weight of the discovery, the number of large bronze coins would range between 30,000 and […]