Pompeii sets daily cap to preserve ruins
November 16, 2024
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
Years behind schedule, but ahead of announced plans, the world’s largest archaeological museum opens its doors
DrFumblefinger visits Conimbriga, the largest Roman ruins in Portugal and an important city in the Roman Empire. The site is best known for its beautifully preserved mosaics.
DrFumblefinger visits an ancient megalithic site in Wales, thought to date to 3500 BC, which was probably used as a burial site.
Barry Barford discovers a Tuscan town that has embraced tourism while preserving its cultural heritage and traditional way of life.
Excavation at George Washington’s home has turned up surprising containers of preserved fruit
DrFumblefinger visits the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis in northern Morocco. The city thrived during its short period of Roman occupation but was abandoned. A massive earthquake in 1755 caused most of the structures to collapse. Restoration has partially restored key buildings.
Lisbon’s Roman Galleries, which run under two streets in the heart of the city, will be open to visitors for four days starting next Thursday,
A newly-found small knife contains runes as old as 2000 years
An underground bakery, where slaves and animals worked in darkness to grind grain for bread has been found in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
Years behind schedule, but ahead of announced plans, the world’s largest archaeological museum opens its doors
DrFumblefinger visits Conimbriga, the largest Roman ruins in Portugal and an important city in the Roman Empire. The site is best known for its beautifully preserved mosaics.
DrFumblefinger visits an ancient megalithic site in Wales, thought to date to 3500 BC, which was probably used as a burial site.
Barry Barford discovers a Tuscan town that has embraced tourism while preserving its cultural heritage and traditional way of life.
Excavation at George Washington’s home has turned up surprising containers of preserved fruit
DrFumblefinger visits the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis in northern Morocco. The city thrived during its short period of Roman occupation but was abandoned. A massive earthquake in 1755 caused most of the structures to collapse. Restoration has partially restored key buildings.
Lisbon’s Roman Galleries, which run under two streets in the heart of the city, will be open to visitors for
A newly-found small knife contains runes as old as 2000 years
An underground bakery, where slaves and animals worked in darkness to grind grain for bread has been found in the