A collection of ancient silver coins was unearthed recently on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said this week. The treasure trove dates back more than 2,000 years, with the origins ...

ROME, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on Monday. The discovery was ...

Officers seized around 10,000 archaeological artifacts, including 7,000 coins issued by various Greek city-states that existed on Sicily in ancient times.

The word “tombaroli”, or tomb raiders, is applied in Italy to criminals who loot any archaeological treasures, not only those ...

Italian authorities have apprehended 34 “tomb raiders” suspected of plundering ancient treasures from archaeological sites across Sicily and the neighbouring region of Calabria. The arrests mark a ...