Discoveries and news in Rome

A Roman floor mosaic was discovered in the vineyard at Negrar Di Valpolicella (12 km northwest of Verona), in Italy. The beautiful object probably decorated the Roman villa.

In Ostia, a well-preserved Roman sarcophagus was found, which dates back to the second century CE. Inside the object were the remains of a city resident from over 1800 years ago.

In the former Roman Vindolanda camp (northern England), scientists looked closely at the collection of preserved antique pieces of leather. Scientists, reviewing scraps of artefacts, drew attention to the shape of one of them.

In Piazza della Rotonda (around the Pantheon) in Rome, a sinkhole opened up, measuring 1 sq meter and 2.5 meters deep. Interestingly, at the bottom of the hole, archaeologists found seven antique slabs made of travertine, a type of sedimentary rock.

Archaeologists came across three skeletons from Roman times in Lincoln (north-east of England), where student housing is to be built.

In the south of Turkey, in Manavgat, Roman mosaics and remains of a church from ancient times were found. Mosaics show, among others animal images. The discovery was made at the end of last year. Research is currently underway.

In Viminacium (present city of Kostolac, in northern Serbia) a few weeks ago the remains of Roman ships and boats were found. Thanks to the employees of a nearby coal mine, the remains were brought to the surface from the bottom of the Danube.

In the area of Hrubieszów (eastern Poland), an amazing discovery was made. An amazing treasure was found in the ground in the field – 1753 silver Roman coins (denarii), dated to the 2nd – 3rd century CE. The coins feature images of emperors from Nerva (96-98 CE) to Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).

Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturale – Italian Ministry of Heritage and Culture presents a promotional video and a virtual mini-tour in one of the greatest museums of Italy, The National Archaeological Museum in Tarent, called MARTA.

Many museums offer virtual tours of their galleries, so we can admire selected works of a particular collection. A link to the masterpieces of the Antiquities Department at the Louvre is attached.