As part of a doctoral thesis, the prestigious Politecnico di Milano has conducted a pioneering technological study that has uncovered hidden secrets beneath the Sforza Castle, one of Milan’s most iconic landmarks. This project, developed in collaboration with the castle itself, has identified a network of underground passages that may have both functional and strategic […]
Tunnels
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Scientists Discover Accessible Tunnel Beneath the Moon’s Surface
An international team of researchers led by the University of Trento has made a landmark discovery. For the first time, they have confirmed the existence of a tunnel beneath the lunar surface, potentially a hollowed-out lava tube. The study has been published in the esteemed scientific journal Nature Astronomy. These structures had been hypothesized for […]
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Grotta di Cocceio, the First Great Road Tunnel in the World, Built by the Romans in 36 BC
Between the years 37 and 36 BCE, Marco Vipsanius Agrippa, personal friend and right-hand man of Emperor Augustus, established the foundation of the most important Roman fleet (the classis Misenensis) at Portus Iulius, built for this purpose between Baiae and Puteoli (modern-day Pozzuoli in the Gulf of Naples) by the engineer Lucius Cocceius Auctus. Authors […]
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Large Complex of Tunnels and Subway Shelters from the Bar Kokhba Rebellion Against the Romans Discovered in Galilee
Archaeologists in Huqoq, near the Sea of Galilee, have uncovered a vast complex of hiding places used by residents to prepare for the Bar Kokhba revolt against Roman rule from 132-136 AD. The excavation revealed that as part of readying for the First Revolt in 66 AD and Bar Kokhba’s Revolt, Huqoq residents converted an […]
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Complex Network of Tunnels Dating Back 6,000 Years Discovered in China’s Ancient Houchongzhai Stone Town
Recent archaeological excavations at the site of the ancient Stone City of Houchongzhai, located in Qingshuihe County in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, have revealed significant new details about its sophisticated three-level defensive system. Dating between 4300 and 4500 BC, during the historical period known as Early Longshan, the city of Houchongzhai was […]
