Tag: Archaeology
Well-preserved Roman mosaic unearthed in Italian vineyard
SOAVE, Italy (AP) - Archaeologists have briefly revealed a well-preserved mosaic floor of an ancient Roman villa first discovered almost a century ago near...
The Latest: Serbia closes main airport for passenger flights
TOP OF THE HOUR:- Serbia closes its main airport for all passenger flights, plans to shut down land borders.- The EU to help bloc...
The Latest: UK supermarkets impose limits amid panic buying
TOP OF THE HOUR:- EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has tested positive for coronavirus.- Cruise carrying 1,400 people docks in French port city...
The Latest: Cruise docks in French port amid virus measures
TOP OF THE HOUR:- EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has tested positive for coronavirus.- Cruise carrying 1,400 people docks in French port city...
The Latest: Italy on track to surpass China’s virus deaths
TOP OF THE HOUR:- Italy is on track to surpass China in the number of coronavirus-related deaths, a gruesome milestone that is being blamed...
Roman Forum find could be shrine to Rome’s founder, Romulus
ROME (AP) - Italian archaeologists unveiled to the press Friday an exciting new find from the Roman Forum, which they say could be the...
Italian police smash cross-border antiquities trafficking
ROME (AP) - Italian police have broken up a cross-border criminal gang illicitly trafficking in archaeological artifacts clandestinely excavated in southern Italy for export...
Ancient cup given to 1st marathon victor returned to Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern Olympics of 1896 has...
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) - French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem's most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade,...
Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A lone attacker on Wednesday stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological...
