The skull of the fugitive has been found. He was the first victim to have been discovered at the site of the new excavations of Regio V, only a part of whose skeleton had been found. In the early phase of the excavation it appeared that the upper part of the thorax and the skull, which had not yet been found, had been severed and dragged downwards by a stone block which had struck the victim: this …Read more

POMPEII. NEW EXCAVATIONS UNDERWAY REVEAL INTACT FINDS A deposit of amphorae emerges in the rooms behind the Schola Armatorarum  At Pompeii, we dig. We are only at the beginning of this adventure, and intact finds are already emerging, which are adding to our reading of the ancient city. At the Schola Armaturarum, now a symbol of the rebirth of Pompeii, where the restoration of the original frescoe …Read more

Alleys and frescoed domus emerge from the new excavations in Regio V, and reconfigure the urban spaces of the ancient city of Pompeii. Among the latest discoveries are three electoral inscriptions, additional frescoes in the House of the Dolphins, and a precious candelabrum from a living room in the House of Jupiter. Starting from Via di Nola and moving north, the following rooms/areas have been i …Read more

POMPEII. NEW EXCAVATIONS IN REGIO V. AFTER DECADES, A NEW AREA OF POMPEII IS EXCAVATED 270 years after the discovery of Pompeii, the Archaeological Park celebrates its wonders by announcing new ongoing excavations in Regio V   On the 23rd March 1748, ten years after the discovery of Herculaneum, a fortunate discovery of certain finds in the vicinity of Civita, refocused the attention of the B …Read more

THE VOTIVE OFFERINGS OF PRE-ROMAN POMPEII THE FINDS FROM THE SANCTUARY OF FONDO IOZZINO INCLUDE WEAPONS, POTTERY IN ENGRAVED BUCCHERO AND JEWELS The history of pre-AD 79 Pompeii reconstructed through ex-votos An unknown chapter in the history of Pompeii before AD 79 can now be reconstructed through the votive offerings which have been rediscovered in the sanctuaries. Objects hailing from all over …Read more

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An exceptional find for Pompeii. For the first time it is possible to restore, via the technique of casts, the intact outline of a horse discovered in one of the rooms of the Civita Giuliana excavation. Among the identified rooms, a stable emerged containing equine remains. The cast technique has allowed us to identify a trough whose structure, probably constructed in perishable materials, is stil …Read more

THE VILLAS OF SUBURBAN POMPEII The suburb of the ancient city of Pompeii was populated by numerous settlement complexes, scattered over a territory which responded to productive (wine and oil-producing farms) as well as residential or seasonal needs when the owner needed to stay temporarily. The safeguarding activity carried out by the Archaeological Superintendency of Pompeii and now by the Archa …Read more

Pompeii Civita Giuliana EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY among the TUNNELS of ILLEGAL EXCAVATIONS   JOINT OPERATION BETWEEN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, CARABINIERI AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF POMPEII to save endangered archaeological heritage     Extraordinary discovery in the area of Civita Giuliana, to the north of the walls of the Archaeological Site of Pompeii, where illegal tunnels were intercepted …Read more

He escaped from the eruptive fury of Vesuvius with the hope of saving himself, and for this he carried with him a small hoard of coins which would have allowed him to continue life. During the course of excavations currently underway at the Regio V site, where the skeleton of an escapee who had been struck by a rock - which crushed his head and thorax - was found, 20 silver and 2 bronze coins have …Read more