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- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
A volume gathers the results of the excavations in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
The first of a series of books dedicated to the archaeological investigations carried out at the site that Christian tradition identifies as the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem was presented at Sapienza.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Sapienza University hosted the presentation of 'Excavations at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem', the first of a series of volumes featuring contributions from more than forty scholars on the archaeological investigations conducted in the basilica, which concluded in October 2025. The news currently comes from a single source (Vatican News); no independent confirmation is available. (Vatican News)
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
UNESCO inscribes 25 new sites on the World Heritage List, from Normandy to China
The World Heritage Committee has expanded the list with 19 cultural sites, five natural sites and one mixed site: new entries include the Allied landing beaches, Mount Olympus and the Jingdezhen porcelain industrial complex.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The September/October 2026 issue of Archaeology Magazine dedicates an extensive feature to the famous Greek wreck, based on new research from the ESAG group at the University of Geneva. (Archaeology Magazine)
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The British Museum presents a study on a large hoard of gold and silver necklaces found buried on an English hillside, interpreted by scholars as a sign of profound social change. (Archaeology Magazine)
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In Sant'Elpidio a Mare, in the Fermo area, the Superintendency has confirmed the resurfacing of a Piceni tomb from the 6th century BC near the local cemetery (single source, ANSA).
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
Paleo-Christian complex with polychrome mosaics resurfaces in Oderzo
Investigations by the Soprintendenza of Padua, Treviso and Belluno have brought to light, in the area of the former fish market in the Veneto town, a vast complex with mosaics, monumental masonry and burials.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
After a year's halt, the excavation campaign at the protohistoric site of Villamarzana, in the Polesine area, directed by Professor Michele Cupitò of the University of Padua, resumed from September 7 to October 2. Two "Open Excavations" days are planned for September 17 and 24, as part of the "Prima Europa" project funded by Fondazione Cariparo (Archeologia voci dal passato). Single-source report, no independent confirmation available.
- Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · Analysis
Pope Leo XIV in Assisi for Franciscan centenary
Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano welcomed the Pontiff for the meeting with young people from the Franciscan Youth Meeting, part of the celebrations marking eight centuries since the death of Saint Francis.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Saudi Heritage Commission announced on September 13, through a statement and a post on its official account, the discovery of a mosque dating to the 1st century of the Hijra at the al-Ma'mala archaeological site, in the al-Baha region, during the fourth excavation season. The walls measure 16 meters in the north-south direction and 10 in the east-west direction and bear Islamic inscriptions, one of which contains a blessing formula for the Prophet Muhammad. The layout is described as original with respect to the design of the mihrab, the entrances and the minaret. The report currently comes from a single source (the Saudi Heritage Commission); no independent confirmation is available. (CNN Arabic)
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
Snettisham's gold torcs reread as a collective ritual, and Herculaneum papyri become legible again
A review signed by the British Museum and the University of Cambridge proposes that the Norfolk torcs were deposited in a ritual marking a change in the way power was displayed. In Oxford, meanwhile, virtual unwrapping is yielding two new Herculaneum texts.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The State Archaeological Collection in Munich opens a major exhibition dedicated to Stonehenge on September 18, 2026, running until August 29, 2027. In Athens, the National Archaeological Museum hosts "Pylos of Nestor: a Mycenaean kingdom revealed" until October 31, 2026, having opened on May 25. In Newcastle, the Great North Museum: Hancock closes "Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found" on September 20, with free admission. (American Journal of Archaeology, North East Museums)
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Analysis
At Hadrian's Villa a slab marks the spot struck by a night lightning bolt
In the Amphitheater area, in Tivoli, a marble slab bearing the inscription FVLGVR SVBMANIVM has emerged in its original position: it indicated where a lightning bolt attributed to the god Summanus had been buried according to the rite of the fulgur conditum.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 2025 candidates were reported by international outlets partnering with the Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico, including Antike Welt and Archäologie in Deutschland, arCHaeo, Archéologia, Current Archaeology. The award will be presented on Friday, October 30, 2026 during the 28th BMTA, in Paestum from October 29 to November 1; a special recognition will go to the discovery most voted by the public between September 11 and October 15. The news comes from a single source, the Borsa's press release as reported by Cronache Turistiche; no independent confirmation available.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
The Bayeux Tapestry on display in London for the first time in a thousand years
From 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027 the roughly seventy-metre embroidery recounting the Norman conquest is at the British Museum. Tickets through the end of the year are sold out.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
A review of the Snettisham deposits, in Norfolk, argues that the gold torcs of the late Iron Age — dated to roughly between 350 and 60 BC — were buried as part of a ritual widespread across society, a sign of a shift in how chiefs communicated their authority. The study is authored by Julia Farley of the British Museum and Jody Joy of the University of Cambridge. The news currently comes from a single source (Archaeology Magazine); no independent confirmation available.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In one of two rooms with graffiti at the Maya pyramid of Xunantunich, in Belize, archaeologists have documented a series of drawings made by different hands, some more confident than others; among the subjects are sketches of monkeys. The interesting point is not the single drawing but the plurality of authors in the same hidden space. The news currently comes from a single source (Archaeology Magazine); no independent confirmation available.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Booker Prize, thirteen novels chosen from 163: the shortlist on September 22 in London
The jury chaired by Mary Beard has published the prize's initial selection: it includes two winners from past editions and one former finalist, but also ten authors never previously selected, three of them first-time novelists.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Archaeology, the sunken port of Cesine resumes and Vulci opens a dig on a possible sacred area
In the Apulian state reserve, research resumed on September 7, with a laboratory for finds set up in the Castle of Acaya. At Vulci the program includes seven digs and eleven universities, while underwater archaeology is postponed.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The final shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize, chosen by a jury chaired by Mary Beard from a longlist of 13 titles out of 163 submissions, will be announced on Tuesday 22 September at the Southbank Centre in London. The winner will be named on 9 November at Old Billingsgate; the prize is worth £50,000 (The Booker Prizes, Literary Hub).
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