Stone Pages Archaeo News: Italy Archives

Index of news related to Italy

16 November 2008: Huge necropolis discovered in Sicily
2 November 2008: Ancient iceman probably has no modern relatives
13 October 2008: Bronze Age settlement discovered in Sicily
4 October 2008: Oetzi legal battle over
14 September 2008: New insights into Neanderthals
26 August 2008: Oetzi the Iceman dressed like a herdsman
20 April 2008: Alpine task force formed to salvage prehistoric treasures
19 January 2008: Giant concentric stone circle unearthed in Italy
13 January 2008: The Pleiades carved by prehistoric people in the Alps
17 October 2007: Follow in 385,000-year-old human footsteps
4 September 2007: Oetzi may have died from head trauma, not arrow
7 August 2007: Archaeology under the stars in Italy
3 June 2007: Paleolithic graves raise questions about human sacrifice
27 February 2007: Prehistoric Sicilian woman gets face
19 February 2007: On the origin of the Etruscan civilisation
: Italy won't split up ancient 'lovers'
11 February 2007: Prehistoric skeletons found locked in eternal embrace
29 January 2007: Prehistoric well found in Apulia
26 December 2006: Biru 'e Concas: a Sardinian megalithic wonder
3 December 2006: Ancient tsunami devastated the Mediterranean
16 September 2006: Neolithic figurine unearthed in Italy
2 September 2006: Apulian menhir damaged
18 June 2006: Oldest known frescoed tomb found in Italy
14 June 2006: Prehistoric tombs discovered in central Italy
4 June 2006: Bronze Age skeleton found in the heart of Rome
9 April 2006: Ancient settlement found in Italy
26 March 2006: Ancient Enotrian site to be explored in Italy
12 March 2006: Ancient eruption eclipses destruction of Pompeii
19 February 2006: Stone Age artists are getting older
4 February 2006: Alpine ice man may have been sterile
20 January 2006: 3,000-year-old necropolis unearthed in Rome
: Traces of ancient settlement found in Sicily
: Ancient 'Cyclops' wall collapses in Italy
4 December 2005: Nuragic remains recovered in Porto Torres
20 November 2005: Western world's oldest map found in Apulia
22 October 2005: Stone-age colony discovered at Lake Bracciano
25 September 2005: 8,000-year-old dug out canoe on show in Italy
5 September 2005: Ancient Sardinian tomb vandalised
28 August 2005: Ancient Egypt gems on Italian isle
3 August 2005: 8000-year-old pirogue found in lake Bracciano
15 July 2005: Oetzi's shoes were made for walking!
28 May 2005: Bacteria trouble for Oetzi
24 April 2005: Prehistoric discovery at Pompei
27 February 2005: Iceman was wearing 'earliest snowshoes'
8 January 2005: Oetzi murdered in power play?
7 August 2004: Sardinia stakes claim as cradle of wine
5 August 2004: 4,000-year-old doll found in Pantelleria (Sicily)
7 May 2004: Biologists reveal source of civilisation
27 March 2004: Students to search for lost Sicilian city
18 March 2004: Neolithic carvings found in Sicily
14 March 2004: 'Archaeo-Astronomical sites and observatories' meeting in Venice
22 December 2003: Iceman discoverer claims reward
8 December 2003: Oetzi moves into chilly new home
12 November 2003: Iceman Oetzi finders acknowledged in court
1 November 2003: Iceman's likely birthplace found
22 October 2003: The oldest carved 'faces' found in Italy
26 September 2003: Bronze Age necropolis found in Italy
16 August 2003: Did Oetzi die in boundary dispute?
15 August 2003: Prehistoric statue discovered in Italy
9 August 2003: Oetzi the Iceman was from Italy
24 July 2003: Iron Age 'industrial' kilns discovered in Italy
30 June 2003: Prehistoric shoes better than modern boots
7 May 2003: Oetzi: a 5300-year-old hi-tech warrior?
28 November 2001: "Sensational" Bronze Age village found near Pompeii
: Ötzi's Dinner
14 November 2000: Were the oldest cave painters Italians?