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Why a Manchester museum has removed its last mummy from display
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (827+ words) The mummified body of the woman named Asru has been placed back in its coffin The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts…...
Ancient Roman wall mosaic and ‘Painted City’ unveiled beneath Trajan’s Baths
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (306+ words) A monumental Roman wall mosaic and an extraordinary fresco depicting a city from above have been revealed to the public for the first time at the Baths of Trajan in Rome, Qazinform News Agency reports. Located in underground galleries on…...
The Largest Ancient Roman Wall Mosaic Ever Found Goes on Public View
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (336+ words) What may be the largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever found has been open to the public for limited viewing. Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome, unveiled the 1st-century CE mosaic, along with a fresco discovered at the same time,…...
Scientists Opened a 280-Year-Old Austrian Mummy and Found an Embalming Method No One Had Ever Recorded
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (489+ words) Hidden away inside an Austrian crypt for centuries, a mysterious mummy has finally revealed why it survived when others did not. A remarkably preserved 18th-century mummy in an Austrian church crypt has revealed an embalming technique never previously documented by…...
Video: Discover the restored underground ancient Roman fresco and mosaic
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (270+ words) theglobeandmail.com The largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome has been unveiled to the public. The ancient artwork was discovered in the late 1990s within the underground structures that served as foundations for the Baths of Trajan, what became…...
Biggest-ever Roman wall mosaic, featuring mysterious port city, revealed | CNN
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (588+ words) The city of Rome has revealed for the first time the biggest Roman wall mosaic ever found, and a colorful fresco painted on a 2,000-year-old wall — the culmination of a massive 14-year restoration project. Ten meters (33 feet) high and 16 meters…...
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb before it’s too late
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (836+ words) The first moment you look inside a newly discovered ancient tomb is at once exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban necropolis, a Unesco…...
Discover the restored underground ancient Roman fresco and mosaic
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The MAV of Herculaneum: the virtual archaeological museum, how to visit it
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1675+ words) The MAV, the Virtual Archaeological Museum of Herculaneum, brings Pompeii and Herculaneum back to life just before the eruption of 79 AD. It is located in Via IV Novembre 44, a few steps from the Herculaneum excavations. It is one of Italy's…...
Biggest-ever Roman wall mosaic, featuring mysterious port city, revealed - CNN
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (588+ words) The city of Rome has revealed for the first time the biggest Roman wall mosaic ever found, and a colorful fresco painted on a 2,000-year-old wall — the culmination of a massive 14-year restoration project. Ten meters (33 feet) high and 16 meters…...