Abstract

Archaeological Research in Italy

The article presents a brief summary of important discoveries made during an archaeological research in Italy. The Italian soil is so rich in relies of its great past that mere building and agricultural operations are constantly bringing to light important objects. In Rome the scene of excavation has shifted somewhat from the Forum and Palatine to the outskirts of the city, where many new works are in progress. In Rome itself several notable discoveries have been made. Further architectural fragments of the two temples in the Piazza San Nicolo dei Cesarini have been unearthed. From Pompeii comes news of the discovery of four more skeletons of victims of the eruption. Two of these have been recognized as those of women from their delicate gold earrings.