Offbeat Archaeology
Compiled by Wendy Connett
On the way to see the well documented sites of Rome you will casually encounter countless random antiquities. Some are easy to miss if you aren’t paying attention or don’t know where to look.
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Tucked in one of the city’s many narrow cobblestone alleyways is an enormous marble sandled foot. It is believed that the foot is all that...
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Rome’s Pasquino Statue may not be the most photographed but this does not diminish its importance to the city’s residents. For...
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A headless statue stands sentry next to traffic signs on a one-way street. Surrounding it are smaller remnants of sculpture. A nearby plaque...
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Rome’s former Jewish Ghetto features some of the city’s most mysterious offbeat archaeology. Remains of ancient Roman sculpture...
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