Discoveries and news in Rome

The latest study by scientists aimed to map the Roman road network and modern light intensity at night. Then the map was divided into grids, and a comparison of Roman roads with the current infrastructure, population and economy was undertaken.

Two divers: Ran Feinstein and Ofer Ra’anan contributed to the largest discovery in the last 30 years in Israel. As it turned out, they came across the remains of a lost Roman merchant ship.

A new study by scientists from the University of Cambridge provides more information about the relationship between the Romans and the Huns. Scientists are looking for an explanation for the very expansive nature of the Huns and associate it with severe weather conditions, specifically drought.

Tourists who explored a cave in the mountains in the Latium region in 2016 made a surprising discovery. They found the skeleton of a child that dates back to Roman times.

In 2016, archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman wall and road in the open near Lancaster Castle. According to specialists, these may be elements of a Roman fort, which was intended to repel the threat from the sea.

Excavations in Izmit (Turkey), conducted in 2016, brought to light the stairs of a Roman temple, which may be up to 2000 years old.

Excavations in London in 2016 uncovered Roman tablets that turn out to be the oldest handwritten document ever found in Britain.

Archaeologists in 2016 discovered Roman coins, pottery and a section of road in Ipplepen (Devon), which marked the limit of Roman influence in Britain.

During a dive in 2016 in Tel Dor (Israel), scientists came across a stone with an inscription on it. As it turned out, it had the name of a previously unknown governor of the province of Judea.

In 2016, archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman wall in the yard of the 5-star Grand Hotel and Spa in York, England.