https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The fossil remains of nine Neanderthal men have been found in a cave in Italy, the culture ministry announced Saturday, a major discovery in the study of our ancient cousins. https://www.thelocal.it/20210508/evidence-of-nine-neanderthals-found-in-italian-cave Sat, 08 May 2021 18:59:46 +0200 evidence-of-nine-neanderthals-found-in-italian-cave An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered "almost intact" near Italy's buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with "no parallel" in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20210228/roman-chariot-unearthed-almost-intact-near-italian-ancient-city Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:41:08 +0100 roman-chariot-unearthed-almost-intact-near-italian-ancient-city Decades worth of archaeological finds are back on public display in Pompeii from this week, in what the site's management called a "sign of great hope at a very difficult moment". https://www.thelocal.it/20210127/in-photos-pompeii-displays-treasures-at-reopened-antiquarium-museum Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:17:26 +0100 in-photos-pompeii-displays-treasures-at-reopened-antiquarium-museum A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits of the ancient Romans. https://www.thelocal.it/20201227/2000-year-old-fast-food-joint-found-in-pompeii Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:36:34 +0100 2000-year-old-fast-food-joint-found-in-pompeii Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20201021/study-2000-year-old-brain-cells-of-man-killed-in-vesuvius-eruption Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:31:09 +0200 study-2000-year-old-brain-cells-of-man-killed-in-vesuvius-eruption Italy's famed archaeological site of Pompeii has launched a search for a new general director - and the job could go to a non-Italian for the first time. https://www.thelocal.it/20200917/italy-launches-international-search-for-new-pompeii-site-director Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:40:29 +0200 italy-launches-international-search-for-new-pompeii-site-director The contours of an ancient city north of Rome, buried underground for 13 centuries, were revealed using a quad bike and a ground-penetrating radar. https://www.thelocal.it/20200609/buried-roman-city-revealed-in-italy-with-ground-penetrating-radar Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:19:50 +0200 buried-roman-city-revealed-in-italy-with-ground-penetrating-radar Archaeologists have discovered an exquisitely preserved Roman mosaic under vines near Verona, northern Italy, after nearly a century of searching. https://www.thelocal.it/20200528/ancient-roman-mosaic-floor-discovered-under-vineyard-in-italy Thu, 28 May 2020 19:03:16 +0200 ancient-roman-mosaic-floor-discovered-under-vineyard-in-italy Archaeologists think they've found the burial site of Romulus, Rome's ancient king, who is said to have been suckled by a wolf. https://www.thelocal.it/20200221/rome-is-about-to-reveal-an-ancient-tomb-thought-to-belong-to-founder-romulus Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:24:44 +0100 rome-is-about-to-reveal-an-ancient-tomb-thought-to-belong-to-founder-romulus Italian anthropologists have discovered that a fragment of what they first thought was black rock is actually part of an exploded brain from an unfortunate victim of the volcanic eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. https://www.thelocal.it/20200123/mysterious-rock-from-vesuvius-eruption-found-to-be-piece-of-exploded-brain Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:26:59 +0100 mysterious-rock-from-vesuvius-eruption-found-to-be-piece-of-exploded-brain Workers installing cables under a road in the Sicilian town of Gela have uncovered part of an ancient Greek burial site. https://www.thelocal.it/20191128/ancient-necropolis-discovered-during-roadworks-in-sicily Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:58:30 +0100 ancient-necropolis-discovered-during-roadworks-in-sicily A vivid fresco depicting an armour-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles, gushing blood, has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191011/grisly-gladiator-fresco-discovered-in-tavern-at-pompeii Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:15:04 +0200 grisly-gladiator-fresco-discovered-in-tavern-at-pompeii A pair of fifth-century skeletons buried hand in hand and known since their discovery in 2009 as the "lovers of Modena" are both men, researchers reported this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20190913/lovers-of-modena-hand-in-hand-burial-skeletons-italy-men Fri, 13 Sep 2019 20:15:19 +0200 lovers-of-modena-hand-in-hand-burial-skeletons-italy-men Archeologists in Rome have uncovered a large marble head from Rome’s imperial age that is believed to show Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, the ancient god of wine and theatre. https://www.thelocal.it/20190528/ancient-marble-head-of-god-dionysus-discovered-under-rome Tue, 28 May 2019 16:34:00 +0200 ancient-marble-head-of-god-dionysus-discovered-under-rome Archaeologists have been left at a loss by the discovery of some mysterious ruins in Rome, which could be the remains of one of the city's earliest churches. https://www.thelocal.it/20180717/archaeological-enigma-rome-tiber-remains-church-villa Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:00:57 +0200 archaeological-enigma-rome-tiber-remains-church-villa Archaeologists working at Pompeii have discovered the remains of a man who met a grisly end while trying to flee the deadly eruption. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/pompeii-archaeologists-skeleton-disabled-eruption-victim Tue, 29 May 2018 14:18:05 +0200 pompeii-archaeologists-skeleton-disabled-eruption-victim Archaeologists working at Pompeii continue to uncover incredible finds, 270 years since the remains of the ancient city were first discovered. https://www.thelocal.it/20180523/pictures-pompeii-archaeology-house-animal-dolpins-frescoes Wed, 23 May 2018 19:18:44 +0200 pictures-pompeii-archaeology-house-animal-dolpins-frescoes A team of archaeologists at Pompeii has uncovered an alleyway of grand houses, with balconies left mostly intact and still in their original hues. https://www.thelocal.it/20180517/pompeii-archaeologists-balconies-houses-colours Thu, 17 May 2018 17:01:54 +0200 pompeii-archaeologists-balconies-houses-colours For the first time ever, archaeologists have been able to cast the complete figure of a horse that perished in the volcanic eruption at Pompeii. https://www.thelocal.it/20180511/pompeii-horse Fri, 11 May 2018 13:30:31 +0200 pompeii-horse An American tourist has been quizzed by police after shifting some of the tiles on a mosaic in the ancient city. https://www.thelocal.it/20180323/american-tourist-police-mosaic-pompeii Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:53:11 +0100 american-tourist-police-mosaic-pompeii