Aerial photograph of the Nimrud area. Credit: NiLTAP. For almost two centuries, the archaeologists they studied Nimrudancient city Assyrian – capital from the 9th to the 8th century. to. C. – whose remains are today found near Mosulin Iraqespecially through its palaces, temples and monuments. Now a new project byUniversity …
The largest mosaic in ancient Rome will be visible in the Baths of Trajan: the fresco is 10 m²
A part of the Great Mosaic. Credit: Special Superintendence of Rome. At Baths of Trajanon the Colle Oppioa Romean important intervention by restoration and enhancement of thesouth-western exedra and of underground tunnel of the complex, built as part of the program PNRR Caput Mundi. The intervention affected both the upper …
Mountain ranges buried under the Po Valley: the geological origin and subsoil movements
On the surface, the Po Valley appears as an expanse of 46,000 square kilometers completely flat. However, by exploring the subsoil up to several kilometers deep, geology reveals the presence of real folded and crumpled mountain ranges. Under the visible layer dominated by fields, canals and population centers, a package …
