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A Huge Roman Dolium and a Possible Late Antique Shipwreck Discovered on the Seafloor of Elba Island

The waters surrounding Elba Island have once again yielded evidence of its millennia-old past. A dolium from the Roman era and a presumed shipwreck, still under study, have been located on the seabed of the Tuscan Archipelago during the underwater heritage monitoring operations that the ABAP Soprintendenza for the provinces of Pisa and Livorno has […]

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The discovery of the remains of 450 mice deposited as an offering in the sanctuary of Apollo in Gortyna indicates an ancient change of dedication

The archaeological research in the ancient sanctuary of Apollo in Gortyna, the famed Cretan city whose epigraphic legislation marked a milestone in the history of Greek law, has concluded its summer season with a series of findings that consolidate the importance of the site as a first-class religious center during the formation of the polis. […]

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Analyses Reveal That the Chained Men Found in the Phaleron Mass Grave Were Athenians, Not Foreign Invaders

The 2016 discovery of a large mass grave in the ancient cemetery of Phaleron, on the coast of Athens, shocked the archaeological community and the general public. There lay the remains of 79 adult men, many still with metal shackles, arranged in three parallel rows. Since then, researchers have debated who these individuals were: pirates, […]

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