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On 31 August 2016, a 2000-year old human skeleton nicknamed Pamphilos was discovered at the shipwreck. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The EUA excavation continued in September–October 2017 and in October 2019, and resulted in the recovery of a bronze arm from a sculpture, together with other fragments of bronze and marble statues.
A diver just stumbled upon more than 30,000 ancient coins off the coast of Italy. Cultural ministers believe the find could point toward a lost shipwreck in the region. The bronze and copper coins ...
Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...
The bottom of the sea contains many remnants from the past, and one piece of the history it holds has recently been located. A Roman ship, estimated to have wrecked about 2,000 years ago, was ...
Gold Roman bracelet in the shape of a snake found at Moregine, near Pompeii. It is inscribed "dominus ancillae suae" on the inside.In November 2000, an archaeological excavation at Moregine, [a] to the south of Pompeii, discovered the body of a woman with several pieces of gold jewellery, including a gold bracelet in the shape of a snake.
The Boscoreale Treasure is a large collection of exquisite silver and gold Roman objects discovered in the ruins of the ancient Villa della Pisanella at Boscoreale, near Pompeii, southern Italy. Consisting of over a hundred pieces of silverware , as well as gold coins and jewellery, it is now mostly kept at the Louvre Museum in Paris, although ...
Archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb in Italy filled with over 150 ... near the Adriatic Sea, ... the goal is to make the found treasures available in a museum that opens to the public. ...
Pages in category "Treasure troves in Italy" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Gold of Taranto; H. House of the Vestals Hoards; M.