archaeology

October 11, 2013
Etruscans: a Hymn to Life is on view at Paris’s Musée Maillol through 8 February 2014.

September 1, 2013
Martin Bailey reports in The Art Newspaper that Unesco has warned Italy that Pompeii will be placed on its “World Heritage in Danger” list unless immediate action is taken to halt degradation and preserve the site.

August 20, 2013
Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris

August 20, 2013
On this day in 79 CE, small earthquakes started taking place around Mt.

August 12, 2013
Carlo Avvisati and Ermanno Rivetti report in The Art Newspaper about conservators using laser technology to clean the delicate murals in the Villa of Mysteries at Pompeii.

August 9, 2013
Tina Lepri and Ermanno Rivetti report in the Art Newspaper that Italian police have recovered more than 500 stolen artifacts, estimated to be worth around €2m and intended for the black market.

August 2, 2013
Road Through Roman History Creates Colossal Headache

July 23, 2013
thegetty : The style of this ring was introduced by immigrant Greek goldsmiths from Ionia.

July 12, 2013
Garden room, fresco from the Villa Arianna, Boscoreale.