archaeology

From Roman dining to the victims of Vesuvius: Pompeii hails reopening of archaeological museum

Amulets to ward off bad luck and the plaster casts of two men killed by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius are among the recent archaeological finds displayed at Pompeii’s newly renovated Antiquarium. The museum opened to the public on 25 January with a permanent exhibition on the history of the ancient city, ranging from…

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From Roman dining to the victims of Vesuvius: Pompeii hails reopening of archaeological museum

Amulets to ward off bad luck and the plaster casts of two men killed by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius are among the recent archaeological finds displayed at Pompeii’s newly renovated Antiquarium. The museum opened to the public on 25 January with a permanent exhibition on the history of the ancient city, ranging from…

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Archaeologists Have Unearthed More Than 100 Painted Sarcophagi—Some With Mummies Intact—in an Ancient Necropolis Near Cairo

Ancient Egypt is yielding some not-so-ancient discoveries. Archaeologists recently excavated more than 100 painted sarcophagi—some of which hold mummies—in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground south of Cairo. The details of the discovery, the largest made at the site this year, were shared during a splashy press conference on Saturday, November 14. The news follows the…

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