ARCHEOLOGY

8 Sep 2026

Anatolia: University of Pisa investigates a name erased from a seal more than 3,000 years ago

The artifact - discovered at Uşaklı Höyü - corresponds to ancient Zippalanda, a sacred city of the Storm God, one of the major religious centres of Late Bronze Age Anatolia

• ARCHEOLOGY
• DEPARTMENT OF CIVILISATION AND FORM OF KNOWLEDGE

31 Jul 2026

Professor Anna Anguissola among the curators of Fondazione Prada’s new exhibition

"Global Antiquity", co-curated by Salvatore Settis, Anna Anguissola and Chiara Ballestrazzi, will be on display in Milan from 5 November 2026 to 1 March 2027

• ARCHEOLOGY

16 Dec 2025

Pisa, a pillar city of the Mediterranean, ranks third after Rome and Istanbul for the number of granite columns

There are 201 granite columns in the city, an impressive presence that tells the story of Pisa’s power, its trade networks and its political role as a “new Rome”

• ARCHEOLOGY
• DEPARTMENT OF CIVILISATION AND FORM OF KNOWLEDGE