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2,000-year-old marble head of Rome's first emperor discovered CNN 5/6/2021 Livia Borghese and Eoin McSweeney, CNN © MIBACTmolise/Facebook Archaeologists in central Italy have uncovered a marble head of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman empire. The sculpture was discovered while renovating Isernia's historic city walls - built during the imperial Rome period. A 2,000-year-old marble head of Augustus, Rome's first emperor, has been discovered in Isernia, an Italian town in the south central region of Molise. Archaeologist Francesco Giancola made the exception...

Archaeologists discover 3,000 year-old 'lost' city in Egypt CNN 7 hrs ago © From Dr. Zahi Hawass/Facebook Archaeologists say the city is 3,000 years old. A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3,000 years. The city, named "The Rise of Aten," was discovered under the sand on the western bank of Luxor, lead archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement. It dates to the reign of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BCE, according to the statement. "It was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in ...