Arkeologia

The ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List following nearly seven decades of continuous excavation. The designation recognizes the site's layered history from the Bronze Age through Ottoman rule and the sustained archaeological work that has revealed its significance.

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Researchers have extracted the full surviving text from a carbonised papyrus scroll using high-resolution scans and artificial intelligence. The scroll comes from the library at Herculaneum, buried by the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

A high-altitude cave in the eastern Pyrenees has yielded signs of repeated prehistoric occupation spanning thousands of years, including possible early copper mining and the remains of a child.

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An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a rare marble head of Aphrodite along with Roman basilica extensions at the ancient site of Ihnasya in Beni Suef.