A tourist who carved his name and that of his apparent girlfriend into the wall of the Colosseum, the nearly 2,000-year-old landmark in Rome, has sparked outrage and a manhunt in Italy. Photo by Davi Pimentel on Pexels.com The tourist, who engraved “Ivan+Haley 23” onto the ancient structure using a set of keys, was filmed…
them hold these important historical finds. many of which have not been on display in 30 years. in this way, the people have direct contact with the ancient culture and materials. archaeologists roberto l. terry says. after that their fate is unknown. the popular pieces will upgrade to the museum and the rest will go back to collecting dust in the warehouse. mancina russo, the director of the colosseum archaeological park, says she hopes the project gives people a better understanding of daily life in ancient rome. these artifacts tell the story of daily life how they carried out activities and above all, to bring these objects that would otherwise have remained hidden in our warehouses, doj. she also hopes other historical sites open up their warehouses to let
Watching gladiators fight to the death was hungry work, and it appears that the best snacks to accompany such a spectacle were olives, fruits and nuts. Archaeologists have discovered some ancient Roman leftovers while digging around in the sewers.