Near the 1,200-year-old tomb, excavations revealed a second clue: the ruins of some walls and a floor, officials said. Archaeologists identified the ruins as the lost medieval church of San Geminiano.

Stock image showing the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, with the Basilica visible in the center. Traces of a long-lost medieval church (not pictured) are thought to have been uncovered in the ...

In the 14th century Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during one of the city’s most turbulent periods.

VENICE, ITALY—According to a report in The Miami Herald, a rectangular stone-lined tomb dated to […] ...

Archaeologists in Italy unearthed a stone tomb and building ruins under the Piazza San Marco and found a lost medieval church, photos show. Photo from Toa Heftiba via Unsplash Reaching Venice’s ...

Reaching Venice’s iconic Piazza San Marco means crossing several canals and not getting lost along the narrow cobblestone streets. Turning that final corner and entering the wide, tiled square ...

Spurred by a history of disastrous floods, London, Venice and the Netherlands have pioneered surge barriers and sea walls. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, what can New York learn from engineering ...

Reaching Venice’s iconic Piazza San Marco means crossing several canals and not getting lost along the narrow cobblestone streets. Turning that final corner and entering the wide, tiled square ...

This idea, which developed through political reforms in Venice and from broader debates in other medieval Italian city states, has went on to influence western approaches to government and public life ...