THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Archaeologists excavating at the acropolis of Elea-Velia have uncovered a well-preserved Ancient Greek helmet, an offering to Athena following a battle or during period of conflict. Elea-Velia, also known as Hyele, was founded on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the present-day province of Salerno, Italy. The city was known as a centre of philosophy and learning. Ancient Greek helmet found at Elea-Velia | Heritage Daily
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INLAND ITALY, WITH ITS IMMENSE ARTISTIC, LANDSCAPE, FOOD AND WINE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE And it is precisely in territories such as Cilento, starting from integral ecological regeneration laboratories such as the Paideia Campus in Pollica, that the generative power of beauty can be experienced by measuring daily, and in every relationship. A constant experimentation that this year involved the poet and paesologist, Franco Arminio in a special performance at the Velia Archaeological Park. Mediterranean humanism. Territory, participation, and care. | Medium
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
HELMETS TAKEN FROM THE ENEMIES Sixth-century BC finds: two ancient warrior helmets, metal fragments believed to have come from weapons, and the remains of a temple have been discovered at Velia. The excavations near Paestum, the vast archaeological park of ancient Greek ruins in the southern Campania region, were discovered on what would have been the acropolis. Archaeologists uncover ancient helmets and temple ruins in southern Italy | The Guardian